Rescuers pulled two injured hikers out of an avalanche chute on Mt. Ellinor in Washington state on Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The hikers, 51 years old and 16 years old, had fallen into the ...

Two men were killed in an avalanche in central Washington state while backcountry snowmobiling, authorities said on Jan. 10. Four men were recreating in backcountry snow near the Longs Pass trail in ...

Four friends on a backcountry skiing trip last month set out to Longs Pass in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, well-prepared for the journey with decades of backcountry skiing experience and ...

A skier from Washington state was killed in an avalanche on Denali’s West Buttress on Tuesday, according to a statement from Denali National Park and Preserve. The skier and his climbing partner, who ...

Crews conducted a perilous nighttime rescue in Washington state's Mount Ellinor on February 15 after a 51-year-old woman and 16-year-old boy fell down an avalanche chute while traversing the ...

Two snowmobilers were killed, and two others were rescued after an avalanche slammed into their group in Washington state’s backcountry. The group was struck around 4 p.m. Friday in a remote area near ...

KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — A trooper with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) was killed in an avalanche southeast of Seattle on Monday. The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office says the trooper, 51-year-old ...

SEATTLE -- On any given winter morning, several members of the Northwest Avalanche Center's 11-member team commute to one of the region's hardiest jobs: avalanche observation. From Mount Hood to the ...