Scientists in Norway are developing a tool to help predict slush flows - a significant yet under-researched problem. These ...

Snow avalanches represent one of the most dramatic manifestations of the Earth's cryospheric dynamics. Recent studies combine experimental field investigations and advanced numerical simulations to ...

The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all the wrong conditions at the wrong time. The angle of the mountain slope ...

Mapping the factors behind Norway’s slush flows can help prevent life-threatening events that isolate communities. Imagine an avalanche of slush rushing down a mountain valley – a mass of ...

Three snow safety agencies from the western United States have joined forces ahead of winter 2025-26 and launched a free, online educational program titled ‘Avalanche Aware’, which is designed to ...

With snow in Colorado's mountains, skiers, boarders and other visitors are heading back to the high country. And they should be aware of avalanche danger. As of Thursday -- following a big snowstorm ...

Across large parts of the Alps above about 2,500 m, isolated weak snow layers exist, especially where light snowfall from mid- to late December has settled atop older, faceted snow. Even here, the ...

Winter storm warnings, winter storm watches, and winter weather advisories have been issued, impacting multiple states.

SALT LAKE CITY — An avalanche warning is in effect across all of Utah's mountains following a storm that dumped heavy snow over the last few days. There's also more snow on the way across Utah's ...

An avalanche swept up skiers at Lake Tahoe’s largest ski resort on Jan. 10, 2024, as a 150-foot-wide sheet of snow slid down a mountain slope into a pile 10 feet deep. One person died in the avalanche ...