avalanche

For snowboarders and skiers, avalanches on infrequently traveled slopes can happen without warning.

A skier has died after becoming trapped in an avalanche in a Utah backcountry area that the public was warned to avoid after potent snowstorms.

BILLINGS, Mont. -- A dog that was feared dead after it was swept away in a weekend avalanche that killed its owner showed up four days later at the Montana motel where its owners had stayed the night before going backcountry skiing.

If a picture truly is worth 1,000 words, what better way to remember 2011 with a mashup of the best images as the year comes to an end.

Patrick Sharp broke a tie early in the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks went on to beat Colorado 3-1 on Thursday night, snapping the Avalanche's winning streak at five.

A skier from Canmore, Alta., and another from Regina are believed dead after an avalanche on Saturday in backcountry terrain near Smithers in northern B.C., RCMP say.

Albi Sole has spent the last 14 years working in the Outdoor Centre at the University of Calgary.

A Bountiful man was killed in an avalanche Sunday afternoon at Francis Peak near the border of Morgan and Davis counties, officials said.

An overhead shot shows the some of the snowmobiles involved in the avalanche near Revelstoke, B.C., on Saturday.

Three dead, many injured in B.C. avalanche A view of the Revelstoke Mountain Resort.