Zen, a 5-year-old Border collie, circled friskily around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his quick movements ...

Factors like vegetation, wind, temperature, and activity can all influence an avalanche. But slope is the most critical ...

Prosecutors and judges at Louisville's Jefferson County District Court hope their unlawful-camping docket can serve as a model for getting defendants into shelter, affordable housing, or substance ...

VIENNA, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Two skiers died and another was injured in an avalanche in the Austrian alpine state of Tyrol on Monday morning, local authorities said.

A British skier has been killed by an avalanche in the French Alps, the Foreign Office said. Jonathan Smout, 34, who was staying at the resort of Tignes, was swept away while skiing today at the ...

Ira, a dog with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps, attends a training in Col Gallina in the Italian Alps near Cortina D'Ampezzo, northern Italy, Tuesday, March 25, ...

An Israeli was killed in an avalanche outside the Villaroger ski resort in the Savoie region of the French Alps on Friday, French media reported. According to the reports, the avalanche occurred in ...

Avalanches could be triggered by individual ... above 2,000 metres above sea level on the southern slopes of the Alps, excluding the Münstertal and Bernina region, and 15 to 30 centimetres ...

Warming conditions in the Italian Alps are triggering more avalanches. It means Italian mountain rescue dogs are needed now ...

Avalanches in the Japanese mountains killed six skiers in January. Officials are urging skiers and snowboarders to understand the risks in the backcountry. The death of former world champion skier ...