A NASA spacecraft captured images of avalanches happening on Mars. The photos were taken from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) using a camera called the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE). The ...

Two massive avalanches struck the backcountry region of Elk Valley, near Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, on December 28, 2008, trapping a group of eleven snowmobilers. Seven bodies have thus far ...

Avalanche dams (anti-avalanche dams, avalanche protection dams) are a type of avalanche control structures used for protection of inhabited areas, roads, electric lens, etc., from avalanches. The two major ...

3 skiers have died after a series of avalanches in Wrightwood, California, just outside of Los Angeles.

The Alps are a large mountain range in Europe stretching from Austria in the East to France in the West. They are a popular tourist attraction, particularly among those who ...

A Robot spacecraft has taken the first picture of an active avalanche on Mars. The picture was taken on February 19, 2008 and shows a series of avalanches taking place ...

An avalanche is a rapid downward flow of snow from a mountainside. An avalanche occurs when an area of snow dislodges from the mountain and begins to descend. It can ...

On March 3, 2008 photographs of an avalanche on the planet Mars were released from NASA. The photos were taken from NASA's orbiting HiRISE camera and revealed billowing clouds ...