Forecasting a snow avalanche takes more than measuring the angle of a mountain slope, researchers report in the July 11 Science. Whether an avalanche happens might also depend on how the snow cracks ...

Washington's transportation department has a big problem on its hands. A 10,000-ton problem, at that. Part of State Route 503 in Cowlitz County has been closed since March 13, when a slide brought ...

AN Irish skier died after being swept away and buried by a “slab” of snow on a Swiss slope. The 29-year-old was among a group of three who had moved off-piste when the avalanche struck shortly after ...