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Avalanches are becoming more frequent. Here’s how to survive one

This piece was originally published in 2024 and is being republished after an avalanche once again hit skiers in the mountainous wilderness near Lake Tahoe in February 2026. An avalanche swept up ...
Yahoo

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The behavior of an avalanche depends on the structure of the snowpack, but that’s only one ingredient. An avalanche requires all ...
Westword

Avalanche Danger: What Causes Snow Slopes to Collapse?

A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada as an intense storm brought heavy snow to the region on February 17. Six of the ...

Climate change may complicate avalanche risk across the Pacific Northwest

This winter was one of the warmest on record across the West. As a result, many snowy, alpine areas have seen bouts of winter ...
The Hour

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) A deadly avalanche ...