The slide released snow down to the ground and ran more than 1,000 feet long, according to the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group.

(FOX40.COM) — A powerful avalanche during a fierce winter storm in February swept across a backcountry slope near Donner Summit, burying 13 skiers, killing nine of them, according to a final report ...

An avalanche Tuesday near Castle Peak in the Lake Tahoe area swept away 15 backcountry skiers and guides, killing nine, The Sacramento Bee reported. Six were rescued. A search continues for one ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. After minimal snowfall across Montana most of the winter, the arrival of a heavy storm this week ...

The Sierra Avalanche Center published its final report on the Feb. 17 avalanche near Donner Pass that killed nine people, noting the investigation was stymied by a lack of an opportunity to interview ...

TRUCKEE, Calif. -- Officials worked to lower the risks of more deadly slides Friday in the area where an avalanche struck in California's Sierra Nevada so crews could safely recover the bodies of the ...