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February 15, 2024

Pioneering American skier Kasha Rigby believed dead in Kosovo avalanche

Renowned American skier Katherine “Kasha" Rigby is believed to have died in an avalanche at the Ski Center in Brezovica, Kosovo, reports say.

February 7, 2024

Wyoming skier carried 1,500 feet by avalanche in Grand Tetons

A Wyoming skier suffered serious injuries after triggering an avalanche with four other skiers, and being swept away for about 1,500 feet down the mountain.

January 24, 2024

Avalanche kills Colorado doctor snowboarding in backcountry in state's first death of season

Officials in Colorado believe the first avalanche death of the season occured Monday after Dr. Peter Harrelson failed to return from a backcountry outing.

January 16, 2024

Avalanches in China trap 1K tourists in remote skiing village

More than 1,000 tourists were stranded in a remote skiing village in northwestern China after dozens of avalanches swept heavy snow over roadways.

January 12, 2024

Idaho emergency teams rescue 2 men from deadly avalanche near Stevens Peak

The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the United States Air Force and other Idaho law enforcement departments, located and safely rescued two men from a deadly avalanche.

January 11, 2024

California ski resort reopens after first avalanche death of the season

A snowstorm with high winds caused an avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe. One person was killed and three were injured.

January 8, 2024

Avalanche kills two snowshoe hikers in Alps near Switzerland

The bodies of two snowshoe hikers were recovered from the Italian Alps after they were killed in an avalanche on Sunday, search and rescuers said.

December 17, 2023

Deadly 1982 Lake Tahoe avalanche reveals hidden danger at popular ski resorts to this day

"Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche" revisits the most deadly avalanche in U.S. history through the eyes of Alpine Meadows forecaster Jim Plehn.

November 14, 2023

Climber killed in avalanche at Canada's Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

A Canadian climber died over the weekend after being buried in an avalanche that tumbled down a mountain at Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, officials said.

October 12, 2023

Climber posts tributes for US mountaineer, guide killed on Tibet peak: 'Sorry I couldn’t save you'

Nims Purja posted tributes to American climber Anna Gutu and her Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa after the pair died in an avalanche on Mount Shishapangma.