A Montana skier survived a backcountry avalanche caught on POV video. Forecasters say the avalanche risk could increase in the coming days.

Avalanche airbags are considered an effective, if expensive, avalanche safety tool. Professional snowboarder Thomas Feuerstein was concerned with another potential performance metric of the avalanche ...

Three skiers died in an avalanche over the weekend in Washington state. A fourth skier was caught in the snow slide, but survived thanks to an... Science Behind Avalanche 'Air Bag' Saves Skier AUDIE ...

The new Black Diamond JetForce avalanche airbag technology revolutionized the product field by relying on a fan to inflate the bag instead of a compressed gas. The new Black Diamond JetForce avalanche ...

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Let's say you're skiing in the backcountry, looking for some powder — but instead, you trigger an avalanche. If you have an avalanche air bag pack strapped to your back, you just yank the cord. That ...