TRUCKEE, Calif. – Investigations are ongoing into the deadly Feb. 17 avalanche near Perry Peak. The Sierra Avalanche Center (SAC) continues to release new details as their investigation unfolds.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Exposing only one person at a time to avalanche terrain is an accepted best practice for backcountry travel," the report notes.

On Feb. 17, the morning that fifteen skiers and snowboarders set out from Frog Lake huts in a bid to exit the backcountry before travel became impassable, snow was falling with an intensity that ...

AspectAvy says it can help keep skiers and boarders safer in the backcountry. Some worry it could lead them into danger. It was the last day of a tour in Italy’s Ortler Alps, and Jeff Banks was ...