When everyone agrees, that might be the biggest warning sign of all. Unanimous decisions often reveal as much about group dynamics as genuine agreement. There is an unlikely field that studies this ...

Mother of 11-year-old killed in avalanche near Brighton speaks publicly for first time The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died in an avalanche near Brighton Ski Resort is speaking publicly for the ...

A new report on the deadliest avalanche in California history — which killed nine backcountry skiers and guides in February near Lake Tahoe — found that a guided group deviated from basic safety ...

Adventure-seekers can pay guides to help them do just about anything they've dreamed of: Go ice-climbing on a crevasse-filled glacier, take a jaunt to an active volcano, and ski the backcountry in an ...