I've realized that the number one recommendation I can make is the one many Americans overlook: hiring a mountain guide. I've got no skin in the game. I'm not a guide, just an American skier in love ...

The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

The avalanche that killed nine people near Lake Tahoe raises questions about just how safe the fast-growing adventure tourism ...

In winter, little ones think of the Mount Washington Cog Railway as New Hampshire’s Polar Express. Others wonder if this is how Santa commutes to work. And train buffs, including ...

“Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous,” said the great Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner. Once again ...

States are preparing for, while trying to avoid, cutbacks to the water they get from the Colorado River. Here are some key ...

The Trump administration is reportedly working to remove information linking the disappearing glaciers to climate change and discussing the United States’ historical abuses of Indigenous people.

The nor’easter smacking much of the Northeast with nearly 3 feet of snow in places is as classic and powerful a blizzard as you can get, the strongest in a decade and up there with the most intense in ...

Staying warm in winter sports is all about the right clothing and protection. Our guide will show you how to stay safe and comfortable, with advice from doctors, ski patrol, and more.

Mr. Hudson’s backpack wedged into the ice, making it impossible for him to move. He was conscious, but dazed and in pain. He ...

While all hail hasn’t broken loose yet in Philly, we have fallen right back into our classic winter storm habits, some of ...

The warning runs through 7 p.m. Monday, as the region braces for heavy snow, strong winds, and potential power outages.