Avalanches have claimed at least 28 people this northern winter in Europe.

Avalanches have claimed at least 28 people this northern winter in Europe.

An avalanche — a mass of snow moving down a slope — happens most often in the wilderness. Watching for forecasts, bringing the proper gear and...

An avalanche — a mass of snow moving down a slope — happens most often in the wilderness. Watching for forecasts, bringing the proper gear and...

An avalanche — a mass of snow moving down a slope — happens most often in the wilderness. Watching for forecasts, bringing the proper gear and...

Avalanches have already claimed the lives of more than 20 skiers across the Alps this season. ......

Eight backcountry skiers were found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe , authorities said Wednesday. The avalanche in...

Eight backcountry skiers were found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe , authorities said Wednesday. The avalanche in...

The Britons had been part of a group of five people accompanied by an instructor, skiing off-piste in Val d'Isère.

Two separate avalanches in the French Alps killed three people and left four wounded, local authorities and French media said on Tuesday. Around...