The Wallowa Avalanche Center in Joseph, Oregon, offers essential courses for winter enthusiasts, teaching safety skills to ...

On Sunday at 6:59 a.m. the National Weather Service reported an avalanche warning for Baker and Wallowa counties. "The following message is transmitted at the request of the Wallowa Avalanche Center ...

On Wednesday at 6:02 a.m. the National Weather Service reported an avalanche warning for Union and Wallowa counties. “The following message is transmitted at the request of the Wallowa Avalanche ...

EASTERN OREGON — The Wallowa Avalance Center’s annual fundraising bash is coming up at the end of January. The 13th annual Backcountry Festival is Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 with events in both La Grande and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An avalanche in the Wallowa Mountains of eastern Oregon killed two backcountry skiers and seriously injured two others Tuesday, officials said. Low clouds and poor visibility ...

A backcountry skier tests a slope for stability in the McCully Basin area southeast of Joseph on Jan. 3, 2025. A barrage of blizzards since Christmas temporarily increased the avalanche danger in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A backcountry skier who suffered two broken legs in a deadly avalanche credits much of her survival to the guide who “scarcely left her side” as they waited roughly 30 hours for ...