California's Deadliest Modern Avalanche: How Blackbird Mountain Guides Ended Up with $151,300 in Fines — and What It Means ...

Among the findings, investigators claim the "best practice for backcountry travel" was not being followed, as the group size was large Several skiers were also found to be wearing airbag backpacks, ...

Four people are dead and 12 more are missing at the Base Camp for Himlung Himal, after a massive avalanche buried tents under 15 feet of snow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image provided by the Nevada County Sheriff's Office shows members of a rescue team in Soda Springs, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb.

California regulators have proposed $151,300 in penalties against Blackbird Mountain Guides over seven alleged safety violations tied to the February avalanche that killed nine people near Castle Peak ...

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The avalanche occurred weeks after flooding left more than 1,400 people dead and thousands more missing in Nepal ...

Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, a new analysis by leading US experts questions the decisions by the guides to lead such a large group through dangerous terrain ...

Two months after the deadliest avalanche in modern California history, an analysis by leading U.S. experts is questioning the decisions by the guides to lead such a large group through dangerous ...

The remains of American climber Mallory Geis have been found after last month’s deadly avalanche in Pakistan JOE STENSON/AFP via Getty Mallory Geis’ body was recovered weeks after she went missing ...

The size of a skiing group and its route selection likely played key roles in California’s deadliest avalanche, which killed three skiers from Marin County and six other victims in February, according ...