Once the realm of dedicated ski bums, backcountry skiing grew alongside ticket prices and lift lines, with popularity exploding in the pandemic.

The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

After disappearing from the wild due to a deadly fungal disease, the Panamanian golden frog is being reintroduced through the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project (PARC). In a recent trial ...

Recovering from a 400-yard-long “soft slab” avalanche, the survivors would have had mere minutes to try to locate the others who had been buried, then frantically try to dig them out.

It’s been 17 years since the bright yellow Panamanian golden frog ( Atelopus zeteki) hopped through its native habitat. But ...

What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of ...

Frogs are semiaquatic amphibians whose habitats range from the tropics to the subarctic. While adult frogs typically live on ...

The avalanche caught 12 of the 15 skiers. The remaining three appear to have rushed to find their companions and uncovered ...

Officials released new information Monday detailing the heroic efforts of three skiers who managed to save several of their ...

New details on last week’s fatal avalanche show the heroic efforts of three skiers who saved companions who were buried in ...

When a catastrophic avalanche washed over parts of the High Sierra, first responders rescued six survivors and discovered ...

A group of 15 skiers were on the final leg of a backcountry trip to Castle Peak near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada when they were caught in the avalanche.