Then there needs to be a trigger. A snowpack may be seemingly stable until a snowmobile or skier disturbs it enough that the snow starts to move. Strong winds or rock falls may also cause an avalanche ...

Awe turned to terror Sunday as a viral video captured the moment an avalanche overto off-trail skiers in the Italian Alps, ...

We use a technique called photoelasticity and create thin avalanches to reveal what’s going on inside the avalanche. We track photoelastic particles with a high-speed camera and can observe that ...

Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said, as hazardous snowslides continue to claim lives around the world in the first month of 2026. A female skier was fatally buried by ...

Both avalanches coincidentally occurred on trails called ‘The Wall’ at the two separate ski areas. Avalanches aren’t a threat to skiers at Wild Mountain, Minnesota, but as the ski area reported over ...

Colorado avalanche officials are warning that avalanche danger will increase this weekend as one of the first major storms in several weeks delivers fresh snow to the mountains. Colorado Avalanche ...

Avalanches can be powerful and dangerous, but not all of them are created equal, and not everything you've seen on tv is likely to actually set one off. Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three avalanches across Austria killed eight skiers, authorities said, as hazardous snowslides continue to claim lives around the ...