The group of 15 backcountry skiers headed out on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides into pristine ...

The President’s Day weekend excursion, including a group of moms, wives and close friends who shared a passion for skiing the untracked powder of the hushed, untamed wilderness of California’s Sierra ...

A local ski instructor is highlighting the importance of backcountry safety awareness for families, especially when venturing ...

Dave Miller, owner of International Alpine Guides in June Lake, which also guides backcountry skiing trips to the Frog Lake Huts, said storm skiing isn't as shocking as it might sound to a layperson.

After six skiers were rescued from the “horrific” aftermath of an avalanche near California’s Lake Tahoe, the family members of nine remaining skiers received crushing news. The bodies of eight had ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The man who died in a backcountry snowboarding accident on Tuesday is being remembered as a father of three young boys and an author of one book. Kyle Mortensen, 37, was reported ...

A snowboarder who was separated from his partner in the backcountry on New Year’s Day was forced to spend the night in the Mount Baker snow before he was rescued by ski patrol. The snowboarder was ...