TRUCKEE, Calif. – Investigations are ongoing into the deadly Feb. 17 avalanche near Perry Peak. The Sierra Avalanche Center (SAC) continues to release new details as their investigation unfolds.

Venturing into the backcountry is as alluring as it is dangerous. As soon as you enter terrain that has not been mitigated for avalanche risk, you take the risk of being injured or killed in an ...

On Feb. 17, the morning that fifteen skiers and snowboarders set out from Frog Lake huts in a bid to exit the backcountry before travel became impassable, snow was falling with an intensity that ...

AspectAvy says it can help keep skiers and boarders safer in the backcountry. Some worry it could lead them into danger. It was the last day of a tour in Italy’s Ortler Alps, and Jeff Banks was ...

View post: Colorado Ski Resorts Bracing for 20+ Inches of Snow Venturing into the backcountry is as alluring as it is dangerous. As soon as you enter terrain not mitigated for avalanche risk, you take ...