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Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images
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Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

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Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near...
U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila
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What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...

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Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado Boulder When viewers tune in to the...
Colorado ski resorts faced sparse snow conditions in early 2025. Hyoung Chang/Getty Images
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Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern,...

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Steven R. Fassnacht, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University Winter Storm Fern brought Colorado’s mountain towns...
Skiers and snowboarders walk across dry ground to reach a slope at Bear Mountain ski resort on Dec. 21, 2025, in California. Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Health

The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have...

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Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a...

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