A passenger on a train traveling through the Swiss Alps captured the harrowing moment when an avalanche crashed into the moving train.

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(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — A series of large human-triggered avalanches has occurred since Friday, Feb. 20, prompting the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) to issue warnings of considerable ...

The winter storm bringing heavy snowfall and whistling winds to the Sierra Nevada peaks is sharply increasing the risk of dangerous avalanches, with the National Weather Service issuing a warning ...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Investigators are working to determine if criminal negligence played a role in the avalanche that killed at least eight people on a guided backcountry ski trip in California, but ...

An avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountains has resulted in the deaths of eight backcountry skiers, with one individual still missing. The incident marks the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in nearly ...

The backcountry skiers hit by a huge avalanche near Lake Tahoe took the most dangerous route to escape the mountain, reports ...

The warnings were clear and eerie. A winter storm warning forecast up to 8 feet of snow in California’s Lake Tahoe Region, and avalanche conditions were considered "very dangerous." Blackbird Mountain ...