Brazilians have a knack for naming waves. Take, for example, the two heaviest slabs that break off Rio de Janeiro and surrounding coastlines to the south: Shock and Avalanche. Yes, they break how they ...

Preliminary information released by the Sierra Avalanche Center sheds light on the deadly avalanche that occurred Tuesday, February 17, 2026, near Perry Peak above Frog Lake and Castle Peak in the ...

Although the fundamental constitutive laws for steel and concrete were established more than a century ago, weak layers in snow remain a mystery. There are currently two theories about how they fail.

It turned out to be a matter of days, not minutes. But regardless, Brazilian filmmaker couple Andressa and Jair from Straya Filmes came through with the scoop via this hair-raising highlight edit.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Exposing only one person at a time to avalanche terrain is an accepted best practice for backcountry travel," the report notes.