An avalanche safety pack that has been lauded for saving skiers buried in snow is being recalled because it can fail in cold weather. AvaLung packs, which are distributed in North America by Black ...

New details have emerged about a tragic malfunction that could have saved lives during the deadliest avalanche in modern California history that killed nine people. On the morning of February 17, 15 ...

A possible equipment malfunction may have sealed the fate of the group of backcountry skiers killed in February’s catastrophic avalanche near Lake Tahoe, which ranks as one of the worst snow disasters ...