GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, Mont. – As temperatures rise, the risk of avalanches can increase quickly.

The avalanche in Rocky Mountain National Park shows how quickly the slopes can turn dangerous.

With a major winter storm in the forecast for this weekend, Colorado backcountry officials are warning that the fresh snow will lead to a significant increase in avalanche danger across the state.

View post: I Love My Friends. But Skiing Alone Is My Guilty Pleasure. Three avalanche safety organizations have released Avalanche Aware, a free online course that covers the winter backcountry travel ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An incoming snowstorm is expected to cause dangerous avalanche conditions throughout Colorado’s Park, Gore and Front Range mountains this weekend, state ...

A Utah man who died in an avalanche while snowmobiling in Lincoln County Sunday afternoon is being remembered by local ...

Ares Masip was skiing with her dog Cim when she inadvertently triggered an avalanche. She came out of the mishap unscathed ...