The Sierra Nevada has been rapidly losing its snowpack, and the potentially record-breaking mid-March heat wave settling into ...

Many Coloradans across the Front Range and Denver metro area woke up Sunday morning to several inches of snow after a warm ...

Skiers and snowboarders, especially when fired up by fresh snow, can talk with enough slang that it can sound like they’re ...

Reporter Erin Heft at Donner Summit shares tips for a clean snow park visit.

Panic! in Detroit is one of the most famous trad routes at Donner Summit. The climb is short but intense, combining powerful crack moves with a demanding crux sequence that tests both strength and ...

Lake Tahoe went from blizzard to dirt in weeks amid rates of snowmelt that hydrologists described as historic. And now comes a record-shattering March heat wave.

The Sacramento Bee spoke to avalanche experts, skiers and guides about what went wrong near Castle Peak, and what skiers can learn.

Newly released details paint a clearer picture of the deadly avalanche that killed nine backcountry travelers near Donner Summit in Lake Tahoe last month.

Most will stay dry on Wednesday, but there is a chance for an isolated downpour later in the afternoon. A bit of slushy snow will fall at the Tahoe summits.

Anton Auzans and Jim Hamilton were able to escape from the slide that killed nine other skiers, including three from Marin, near Lake Tahoe on Feb. 17.

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

On Thursday, the statewide Sierra snowpack — which provides nearly one-third of California’s water supply — stood at 68% of its historical average and falling, with at least two more weeks of dry ...