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California Confirms Third Deadly Snakebite of 2026

Experts link the rise to early heat following wet winter conditions.

Hiker Dies After Fall on Zion’s Angels Landing

Second Fatal Rattlesnake Bite Reported in Southern California During Early Snake Activity

Avalanche in South Tyrol’s Val Ridanna Kills Two, Injures Several

Climber, 23, Rescued After Fall on Bärensteinnadel During Bergwacht Training Weekend

David Pickett-Heaps Identified as Victim of Fatal Boss Basin Avalanche Near Copper Mountain

Viral Video Shows Tahoe Skiers Rescue Man Buried Head-Down in Deep Snow

Two Ski Tourers Killed in Haute-Savoie Avalanche Near La Chapelle-d’Abondance

Austrian Climber Convicted in Partner’s Grossglockner Death, Receives Suspended Five-Month Term and €9,600 Fine

Deadly Avalanche Wave Pounds Alps; California Backcountry Disaster Leaves Eight Dead, One Missing

Avalanche Near Courmayeur Kills Two Off-Piste Skiers With Third in Critical Condition

80-Mile Fracture Splits Lake Erie Ice Sheet as Coverage Nears 96%

Italy Reports 13 Mountain Deaths in a Week as Backcountry Avalanches Spike

Weekend Alpine Avalanches Kill Six as Italy Confirms Four Dead and France Reports Two

Avalanches Across Italian Alps Kill Four as Separate Ice-Climbing Accident Claims a Fifth

Inquiry Opens After Saint-Véran Avalanche Kills Two Ski Tourers

Two Killed in Solda Avalanche as Search Continues for Possible Additional Victim

One Skier Dead After Twin Avalanches at Casera Razzo and Sella Nevea

Two Killed in Back-to-Back Avalanches in Cervières, Hautes-Alpes

Caver Airlifted After Zip Wire Snaps at Croesor-Rhosydd Mine