Avalanche

WATCH: Avs End Season With Disappointing Loss

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 04.08.2012

DENVER -- Backup Anders Lindback stopped 34 shots before leaving early in the final period after a collision and Patric Hornqvist scored his team-lead...

Avalanche Buries 100 Pakistani Soldiers

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 04.08.2012

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani soldiers dug into a massive avalanche in a mountain battleground close to the Indian border on Saturday, searching for at ...

Avs Playoff Hopes End

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 04.06.2012

DENVER -- Cam Atkinson scored three goals and Steve Mason stopped 35 shots, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets put an end to Colorado's postseason aspi...

Avalanche Kills 5 Tourists

AP | JULIA GRONNEVET | Posted 05.19.2012

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Five people were killed and one person was dug out alive after Swiss and French skiers were buried by an avalanche Monday on Nor...

Dozens Feared Trapped By Avalanche In Afghanistan

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 03.12.2012

KABUL, Afghanistan -- An avalanche struck two remote villages in northeast Afghanistan on Monday and 45 people were feared trapped in the snow, author...

WATCH: Varlamov Leads Avs To Win In Shootout

AP | By PAT GRAHAM | Posted 03.11.2012

DENVER -- Milan Hejduk and Peter Mueller scored in the shootout and Semyon Varlamov stopped both shots he faced and the Colorado Avalanche held off th...

'A Life Ascending': The Mountain of Before and After

Deborah Stambler | Posted 04.28.2012

Deborah Stambler

In A Life Ascending, filmmaker Stephen Grynberg follows acclaimed mountaineer Ruedi Beglinger and his family through the daily life they've created in the remote mountains of British Columbia.

Death by Familiarity

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 04.28.2012

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

The more familiar you are, the more you think you know it and the less you pay attention to it. A group of skiers in Washington State over the weekend probably should have paid more attention. Three of them are dead.

Home Win Streak Turns To Losing Streak

AP | Posted 02.26.2012

DETROIT -- Just like that, the Detroit Red Wings have a losing streak at home. After winning 23 straight at Joe Louis Arena, the Red Wings have now l...

Avalanche Danger At A High This Season

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 04.26.2012

DENVER (AP) — Business is lagging this year at the Boulder Outdoor Center, where adventurers come to book and buy equipment for ski trips into the b...

Deadly Avalanche Kills At Least 16

AP | By AIJAZ HUSSAIN | Posted 02.23.2012

SRINAGAR, India -- Two massive avalanches in snowbound regions of Indian-controlled Kashmir killed at least 16 soldiers, and at least three others wer...

Survivor: Deadly Avalanche A 'Horror Story'

AP | By PHUONG LE | Posted 02.21.2012

SEATTLE -- The expert skiers wasted no time after an avalanche hit and swept their friends down a steep slope in Washington state. They immediately tu...

Avalanche Kills 3 In Washington State

AP | MANUEL VALDES | Posted 04.20.2012

STEVENS PASS, Wash. — Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an out-of-bounds canyon at a popula...

Avs Get Their Mojo Back

AP | By PAT GRAHAM | Posted 02.11.2012

DENVER -- Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the ...

Snowmobiler Survives Avalanche That Killed His Brother

Posted 01.25.2012

A 21-year-old man from Fort Collins was able to survive an avalanche that killed his older brother on Saturday. The brothers, Jordan and Tyler Lun...

PHOTOS: Austria Hit By Heavy Snow

Posted 01.11.2012

Over the last few days, heavy snowfalls have caused chaos in parts of Austria by blocking rail and road connections, stranding vacationers at mountain...

Avalanche Traps Skiers, Vacationers

Posted 01.06.2012

Late last year, ski resorts across Europe were complaining about a lack of snow, causing panic within the multibillion dollar industry. Fast forwar...

Colorado's Frosty Crystal Menace (Photos)

Rich Wolf | Posted 03.05.2012

Rich Wolf

As with my earlier discovery of snow fleas, I've discovered that little things can have big consequences. In the case of surface hoar there is a darker side which turns benign crystals into killers.

Skier Survives Large Avalanche, Warning Issued

Posted 01.03.2012

The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) has issued an avalanche warning for Colorado's backcountry after a telemark skier triggered a large a...

WATCH: Avs Ground Flyers In Shootout

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

DENVER -- Ryan O'Reilly scored in the first round of a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 Monday night for their sixth c...

Oilers Defenseman Suspended For Brutal Elbow

AP | Posted 01.01.2012

NEW YORK -- Edmonton Oilers defenseman Andy Sutton was suspended five games on Tuesday for elbowing Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog. The...

Avs Mueller Can Finally Focus On Hockey, Instead Of His Head

AP | By PAT GRAHAM | Posted 11.18.2011

DENVER -- For the first time in quite a while, Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Mueller's focus is on hockey instead of his head. So antsy for the st...

WATCH: Extreme Skier Jumps Off Cliff, Films Avalanche

AOL Travel News | Posted 06.22.2011

It's the stuff James Bond films are made of. A lone skier perched atop a mountain begins his daring descent. White powder puffs up around his skis as ...

DONE

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 06.08.2011

DENVER — Hard-hitting defenseman Adam Foote remained a tough guy to the end. Even in front of a room full of family, friends and teammates, the...

2 Men Survive Avalanche In Colorado Backcountry

Associated Press | Posted 06.02.2011

DILLON, Colo. (AP) -- Two men survived an avalanche Friday in central Colorado's backcountry, including one who was completely buried in snow and used...