On Jan. 28, 2004, a freight train hauling 119 empty grain cars and three locomotives was traveling from Pasco, Wash. to Great ...

As the avalanche picks up speed, more snow and debris are incorporated in the avalanche and it can become really big and violent, with particles bouncing and colliding fast — within 1/1,000th ...

Since Nov. 9, the CAIC has reported 25 backcountry skiiers and travelers caught in 23 different avalanches. Seven of those victims were buried in snow and debris. According to the Colorado Sun ...

He "was buried about 1 meter [around 3 feet] deep, too deep to effect a self-rescue from avalanche debris." CAIC added that the victim — a backcountry tourer, identified only as Skier 1 — had ...

Northeast of Lake McDonald, Avalanche Lake is a popular hike for Glacier National Park visitors. At the start of the hike, you'll cross over Avalanche Gorge before taking a moderate uphill trail ...

Debris from an avalanche in the Cairngorms has been photographed by a passenger on a train passing through the Cairngorms. David Henderson took his snap while travelling on the 07:55 Inverness to ...

"Everything felt icy and hard, with large sections of bare glacier," recalled Moeses Fiamoncini ... In Fiamoncini's video above, the avalanche debris from a serac fall looks like gigantic ice ...