avalanche

Despite being 5 days into May, winter conditions are still in full force on SR-410 at Chinook Pass, with snow levels still at more than 20 feet deep.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the seasonal closure of the North Cascades Highway. The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20 between the Ross Dam Trailhead (milepost 134) and Silver Star (milepost 171) closes annually due to heavy snowfall and avalanche risks during the colder months...

The body of a man who died last winter in an avalanche on Colchuck Peak eight miles south of Leavenworth has been recovered. The remains of 66-year-old Yun Park of Palisades Park, New Jersey were found on Thursday afternoon by a volunteer with Everett Mountain Rescue who was on a leisure hike...

The body of a woman who died last winter in an avalanche on Colchuck Peak eight miles south of Leavenworth has been recovered. The remains of 60-year-old Jeannie Lee of Bayside, New York were found on Monday afternoon by a Chelan County Mountain Rescue volunteer...

More people have died in Washington due to avalanches than in any other natural event. More than earthquakes, landslides, flooding, severe storm, or wildfire. Three more people lost their lives this week.

According to Chelan County Emergency Management, a group of six hikers were climbing the peak when around 1pm the lead hiker triggered what would be the first of multiple avalanches.

On Tuesday, January 7th Silver Mountain ski resort in Kellog Idaho had not one but three avalanches in a recently opened part of the ski area where over 20 inches of new snow had fallen in two days. 6 people were rescued sadly 2 people died and as of this writing 1 person is still missing.

A major Traffic alert to report this morning Monday February 11th beginning at 10 A.M.

Mountain climbers were at Mt. Everest base camp on April 25th...the ground started shaking, one climber started filming. What you are about to see is a horrible avalanche that killed 17 people....the whole base camp was wiped out... careful F-bombs are in this video...