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Viral Video Shows Big Bear Skier Dangling From Chairlift Until Help Arrives

The viral clip has prompted fresh scrutiny of lift safety with no official cause identified.

Avalanche Toll Rises in Austria as California Recovers 9 Victims and Opens Probes

Austrian Climber Convicted in Grossglockner Death Receives Suspended Term, €9,400 Fine

Alpine Avalanche Toll Rises With Two Dead in Italy as British Victims Identified in Val d’Isère

Multiple Alpine Avalanches Kill Two Near Courmayeur as Madesimo Search Continues

Val d'Isère Avalanche Kills Three, Including Two Britons, Prompting Manslaughter Probe

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

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

Three Off-Piste Skiers Killed in Italian Alps Avalanches Near Milano–Cortina Venues

Caver Airlifted After Zip Wire Snaps at Croesor-Rhosydd Mine

Two Dead in French Alps as Skier Found in Chamonix and Avalanche Kills Tourer in Savoie

Hiker Dies Searching for Lost Group in Riverside County After Four Are Rescued

Teen Rescued After 40-Metre Fall at Half Moon Bay as Victoria Records Third Cliff Emergency in Days

Avalanche Surge in the Alps Leaves 8 Dead in Austria After Swiss Fatalities

Paraná Prosecutors Say Hiker Was Intentionally Abandoned, Seek Penal Agreement

DNA Confirmation Pending on Remains Found in Cyprus Search for Ex‑UralKaliy Head

Third Avalanche Death Reported in West After Wyoming Snowmobiler Killed

Probe Underway After Skier Dies on Keystone’s The Grizz

Police Open Probe After Hunter Shoots Walker He Mistook for Wild Boar in Lower Saxony

American Wingsuit Pilot Identified in Fatal Table Mountain Jump After Search Operation