The Nevada County Sheriff's office reported that a group of back country skiers was involved in an avalanche incident, which occurred Tuesday. Several members of the party are still missing at this time.

The SBX backpack system from Safeback is designed to pull and deliver oxygen from snow if the wearer is buried by an avalanche, thus increasing their survival time. A group of intrepid volunteers has now proven how well the system works.

A chilling bodycam video has surfaced online showing a skier and her dog narrowly surviving an avalanche in Andorra on January 8. The footage documents a terrifying moment in the mountains, capturing the raw danger of the situation and, more importantly ...

At 6:11 a.m. on Tuesday, the NWS Las Vegas NV reported an avalanche warning in effect until Wednesday at 6:15 a.m. for Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County.

Braemar, Tayside, and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Teams (MRTs) were called to Glas Maol in the southern Cairngorms.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One skier in Colorado is “extremely lucky” after emerging unscathed from a large backcountry avalanche on Berthoud Pass on January 18, 2026, according to Grand County Search and Rescue.

On Tuesday at 5:56 a.m. the NWS Reno NV reported an avalanche warning in effect until Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. for Mono County.

At 5:53 a.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service reported an updated avalanche warning in effect until Wednesday Feb. 18, at 5:30 a.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area.