An avalanche mitigation caused snow to plunge down the mountain in Utah. Dramatic footage shows the avalanche gathering speed as it slides down a hillside on January 5, blocking the SR-210 road. The ...

A 54-year-old man was traveling at Silver Fork in Big Cottonwood Canyon when he was killed in an avalanche Tuesday, officials ...

Skiers, snowboarders and anyone else who ventured up Little Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday may be stuck for some time after the highway was closed for avalanche mitigation.

This past weekend a heavy winter storm led to an avalanche in Little Cottonwood Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 4. State Road 210 was closed throughout Saturday and Sunday morning as UDOT avalanche ...

Alta Ski Area, and Utah Avalanche Center responded, found the individual with an avalanche transceiver and worked together to excavate the individual,” the report said. “He was buried ...

In the must-see video above, the Utah Avalanche Center issued a high avalanche ... The National Weather Service said 21 inches of snow fell on the Alta Ski Area. This footage was captured by ...

The Utah Avalanche Center later issued a statement ... a "single track into fresh avalanche debris" and reported it to Alta Central, the avalanche center said. Rescue crews searched the area ...

The Utah Avalanche Center has received a $1 million grant to develop advanced avalanche forecasting technology that combines ...

After decades of using military artillery to manage avalanche risk in Little Cottonwood Canyon, local ski areas are now turning to new remote control devices.

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — Search and rescue crews ... A skier from another party noticed the recent avalanche and reported the incident to Alta Central. Crews eventually found the deeply ...