Tag: avalanche

By Sara Marino EBS CONTRIBUTOR Spring is nearly here. But when sunny skies and warmer days call you to the ...

By Eric Knoff EBS Contributor When skiing or riding in the backcountry, recognizing signs of instability plays an important role ...

The survival of a skier or rider buried by an avalanche depends on companions digging them out quickly—techniques like strategic ...

HELENA (AP) – Authorities in western Montana say a Helena man and his teenage son have been hospitalized after they ...

Dig and communicate By Eric Knoff EBS Contributor Snow ties the backcountry community together, and sometimes it ties us to ...

Story and photos by Derek Lennon EBS Contributor Skiing is often considered to be an individual sport, but backcountry skiing is ...

By Derek Lennon EBS Contributor Whether you’re skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, or fat biking, anyone who spends time in the mountains of the West will benefit ...

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Wyoming officials say skiers will not be criminally prosecuted in connection with an avalanche on Teton ...

GNFAC forecaster Alex Marienthal examines the aftermath of an avalanche where slope angle and terrain combined to produce a large ...

The Onion Basin avalanche By Emily Wolfe Explore Big Sky Managing Editor BIG SKY – When it snowed in late ...