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Fresh off adding center Casey Mittelstadt and defenseman Sean Walker, the Colorado Avalanche made two more moves by bringing in forward Yakov Trenin from Nashville and forward Brandon Duhaime from Minnesota.
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One person was killed in an avalanche at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort, Palisades Tahoe, on Jan. 10, 2024. National data shows, over the past decade, an average of 25 people died in avalanches each winter.
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At Copper Mountain, ski patroller Bek Karjian is using games and exercises to train her three-month-old pup to rescue people trapped in avalanches — a skill humans have not proven very good at.
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Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care from the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Girard cited anxiety and depression leading to alcohol abuse as the reason for entering the program.
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A skier was killed in a large avalanche just outside a Colorado ski resort boundary on Sunday, a day after authorities recovered the body of another avalanche victim in the state.
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It’s the peak of an epic ski season across the Mountain West. With more storms on the way and spring breakers soon descending, avalanche experts are urging caution.
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Researchers have developed a snow and rain tracker that gathers data from citizen scientists in an effort to improve the accuracy of storm warnings and water management.
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A case that drew the attention of backcountry recreators across the Mountain West has come to a close.
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Not enough jurors showed up for a trial last week in a case that could have implications for avalanche safety in the Mountain West.
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The Colorado Avalanche Information Center counts at least 33 avalanche deaths across the country so far this season. That number eclipses the 23 fatalities for the entire winter the year before – and several years prior.