The ski resort Mammoth Mountain shut down all lift operations on Friday, Feb. 14, after an avalanche slid on Lincoln Mountain, a popular area known for steep tree skiing and chutes, according to the ski resort’s website.

Police ask people to "use extreme caution" and be aware of weather conditions before recreating outside after separate tragedies claim 3 skiers.

In Oregon's Cascade Mountains, an avalanche killed two backcountry skiers, while another was killed in an avalanche near South Lake Tahoe, authorities said.

A growing number of skiers, weary of high prices and long lift lines at crowded resorts, are turning to the solitude of backcountry slopes. But the avalanche dangers are real, and skiers should go in prepared.

A couple in Central Oregon was found dead after being caught in an avalanche while skiing the day after another person was killed in a separate avalanche in California. "I am deeply saddened by ...

A ski patroller caught in a Valentine‘s Day avalanche at Mammoth Mountain has died from the injuries she sustained, resort officials said Saturday. Claire Murphy was one of two patrollers ...