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Former Olympic snowboarder Julie Pomagalski of France has died in an avalanche in the Swiss Alps

Dramatic video showed the moment floodwaters hit and destroyed part of a hydroelectric project under construction in the Indian Himalayas.

At least nine people are dead and 140 are missing in India after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off, releasing a torrent of water and debris that slammed into two hydroelectric plants

Police say an avalanche killed four skiers and injured four others in a popular recreation area, making it one of the deadliest avalanches in Utah history

The bodies of three overdue hikers have been found in the debris of an avalanche slide near Alaska’s largest city

The bodies of three men have been located in the debris of an avalanche slide near Anchorage, Alaska State Troopers said

The body of a missing backcountry skier was found buried under 13 feet of snow in the Ammonoosuc Ravine at Mount Washington Wednesday night, according to rescue officials. The skier, whose name is being withheld until family is notified, was reported missing by his friends Tuesday night after he didn’t come home and wasn’t answering phone calls. After finding...

A skier survived after getting buried in an avalanche on Mount Washington in New Hampshire. The Mount Washington Avalanche Center reported in a Facebook post that the skier was carried from near the top of Left Gully almost to the floor of Tuckerman Ravine at about 3:30 p.m. Friday. The skier lost his skis and poles and when the flow…

The deaths of three people in two Colorado avalanches since Friday have experts warning those headed to the backcountry to be careful and pay attention to forecasts.

Special Nepalese army and government rescue personnel continued searching Monday for four South Korean trekkers and their three Nepali guides missing since an avalanche swept across popular mountain trekking route.

The Utah Avalanche Center says a 45-year-old snowboarder was killed Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche that he unintentionally triggered and was buried. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the male snowboarder left Canyons Village in Park City via a back-country exit gate at the top of the 9990 lift to access Dutch Draw, He triggered the avalanche...

A 45-year-old snowboarder was killed Sunday after he was caught in an avalanche that he unintentionally triggered and was buried, according to the Utah Avalanche Center. (Video by KTVX)