Not everyone needs a backpack for skiing, but if you do, you want to make sure it’s right for you. Some people will ski ...

It generally takes just two ingredients to create dangerous conditions: A slope of 30 degrees or more and layers upon layers ...

The state is blaming Mammoth's owners for not keeping ski patrollers safe.

Avalanches are possible on any slope steeper than 30 degrees and occur most frequently at 35 to 50 degrees.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An avalanche — a mass of snow moving down a slope — happens most often in the wilderness. Watching for forecasts, bringing the ...