Whistler-Blackcomb implements penalties for out-of-bounders

In the wake of the deaths of two skiers due to avalanches in out-of-bounds areas at world-renown Whistler-Blackcomb in British Columbia, the resort area is implementing penalities. In the...

Six Dead, Two Still Missing in Fernie BC Avalanche

Six people have now been confirmed dead and two are still missing after an avalanche hit outside of Fernie BC, Sunday.  The bodies of the six men were airlifted out of the avalanche zone after rescuers snow...

Forest Service warns of avalanches in NH mountains

The US Forest service has issued an avalanche advisory for regions of New Hampshire's White Mountains.  Mount Washington, the highest mountain in the northeastern US, and the third highest east of the...

NASA Spacecraft Photographs Avalanches on Mars

"Mars, the way it really looks, originally uploaded by edhiker."" Pasadena, Calif. - A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole....

Killer Snowstorm Sweeps Iran

"TEHRAN, Iran -- The heaviest snowfall in more than a decade has left at least 21 people dead in Iran -- some buried under avalanches, some frozen to death and others killed in traffic accidents, state media...

Peace at last for Sleeping Beauty

It was a tough day on May 17, 1999. After 17 years of dreaming and two months of grueling effort on the Mount Everest, I was finally on my first summit bid. It was the culmination of years of climbing, success...