As the first week of April brings a storm to Colorado’s High Country, the shift from last week’s false spring back to cold temperatures and snow signals a return of winter avalanche danger. On Tuesday ...

In a gliding avalanche, the entire snowpack slides down a suitable substratum such as grass or slabs of rock. Such avalanches are always released naturally. This requires the snow on the ground to ...

Winter backcountry users have new tool designed to introduce people to avalanche safety concepts Three snow safety agencies from the western United States have joined forces ahead of winter 2025-26 ...

A new remotely detonated explosive eliminates the need for World War II-era artillery in the northern mountains.

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center has resumed daily avalanche forecasts for mountain ranges statewide. The forecasts ...