Police: Five skiers found dead on Swiss mountain
May 26 (UPI) -- Five skiers were found dead on a Swiss mountain near Zermatt over the weekend, authorities said. According to a statement Sunday…
Mount Etna spews molten hot lava as skiers take to its slopes
A SNOWY ski slope turns into a fiery peak as hot lava spews from an erupting volcano.Mount Etna in Sicily started erupting on February 11.…
Frustrated with crowded resorts, more skiers risk backcountry avalanches
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — On a clear, cold day in mid-February, we had spent hours on backcountry skis trudging up and across a remote mountainside in…
2 skiers dead, 1 rescued from Utah avalanche
May 9 (UPI) -- Search crews rescued one person, and two more were found dead after an avalanche hit Utah's Lone Peak Thursday. Salt Lake…
23 lost skiers, snowboarders rescued in Vermont
1 of 2 | The Killington Police Department said 23 lost skiers and snowboards were rescued Sunday. Photo courtesy of Killington Police Department/Facebook Jan. 21…