As an ex-pro snowboarder and an avalanche researcher, I know how easily people can get into trouble, says alpine mass movements professor Johan Gaume ...

A group of mountaineers was just meters from the summit when a deadly avalanche struck.

From the vantage point of our helicopter above the Alps, you can make out scars and dimples from recent avalanches. More than 100 people have died across the mountains this season so far, according to ...

The slide released snow down to the ground and ran more than 1,000 feet long, according to the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group.

LONDON — Winter snow is typically welcomed in the Alps, an area well-equipped to cope with the several inches of the white stuff. But recent thaws followed by heavy rainfall have upended travel and ...

This browser does not support the Video element. A tourist captured video of an avalanche slamming into the train she was riding on in the Swiss Alps. As the avalanche approaches, a child is heard in ...

A passenger train derailed early Monday morning near Goppenstein, Switzerland. An avalanche struck the train, causing the derailment. Emergency services responded immediately. Around 30 passengers ...