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 ...

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 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 ...

Officials in Washington state announced Saturday that two men were killed last week when an avalanche struck a group of four snowmobilers. The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office reported that the ...

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 ...

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 ...