Then the digging begins. Surviving an avalanche burial is a race against the clock. Most victims who survive the initial impact of an avalanche have 15 minutes before the warmth of their breath ...

Avalanche deaths are rare inbounds at ski resorts ... Backcountry skiers carry tools that can increase their chances of survival. Your best bet, though, is your peers – particularly in the ...

Along with a rise in the uptake of avalanche courses and increasingly efficient rescue teams, quicker detection and rescue of buried victims has also improved. The result: increased survival rates ...

Two winters before, three skiers died in a single slide not too far from Ophir. This winter, the avalanche danger in the area had been consistently considerable or higher. “And we were ...

A backcountry skier shares his harrowing story of surviving an avalanche and reflects on choices. Then, the Pikes Peak poet laureate uses poetry as a catalyst for connection and to foster change.