It’s possible the airbag played a role in saving his life but honestly it feels like a miracle he survived,” a witness said.

One skier recently had the scare of his life after being swept some 300 meters while skiing near Mont Blanc. The airbag in ...

Amid a steady stream of avalanches due to new snow and warm temperatures this week, adventurers determined to explore the ...

A tourist who was skiing was caught being swept away by an avalanche.The skier was pushed 300 meters down, but miraculously ...

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Legends, pioneers and backcountry hopefuls alike came together for the Utah Avalanche Center at the second annual Blizzard Ball on Thursday evening.

Five off-piste skiers were killed in two separate avalanches in the French Alps on Wednesday, officials confirmed. Four ...

Hatcher Pass Road is currently closed at mile 14 due to high avalanche danger from heavy wet snow, Alaska State Parks ...

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Along with the rescue transceiver, he was also wearing an avalanche airbag backpack, but it did not deploy, CAIC said. “He had skied on Red Mountain Pass for 16 years and knew the terrain on Red ...

The agency said the skier who died was descending at the time of the slide and wore an avalanche airbag backpack, which was armed and functional but did not deploy. Spokesperson Kelsy Been later ...