Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least eight backcountry skiers are dead after a group of 15 were swept away by an avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the ...

The SBX backpack system from Safeback is designed to pull and deliver oxygen from snow if the wearer is buried by an avalanche, thus increasing their survival time. A group of intrepid volunteers has ...

Avalanches around the world have caused multiple deaths, injuries and several close calls over the past few weeks. In the United States, two people were killed in Washington state after being caught ...

At least eight backcountry skiers are dead after a group of 15 were swept away by an avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued and the ...