What causes avalanches and how can you survive them?
Knowing what to do in an avalanche can help you survive.
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1 man believed dead, 2 others found alive after Idaho avalanche
It came the same day as a ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area reported a second avalanche after one there the day before claimed the life of one person and injured another.
Second avalanche reported at Palisades Tahoe, no one impacted
Palisades Tahoe ski resort reported a second avalanche on Thursday, one day after a first avalanche claimed the life of one person and injured another.
Details of deadly California avalanche
A woman said she watched from a chairlift as an avalanche swept through the Palisades Tahoe ski resort in California on Wednesday, killing one person. CBS News' Carter Evans has more.
Deadly California ski resort avalanche
A powerful avalanche struck a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, tragically killing one person and prompting rescues of others. CBS News' Carter Evans reports from Olympic Valley, California.
Woman buried in deadly Palisades avalanche describes her rescue: "Calm down, don't panic"
A woman who was buried under an avalanche at Palisades Tahoe on Wednesday was saved by a stranger and escaped with no injuries.
One dead in Northern California avalanche
One skier was killed and at least one other hurt when an avalanche struck a ski resort in the Sierra Nevada Wednesday morning in Northern California's popular Lake Tahoe area. Andrew Hobner has the latest.
Hiker rescued from avalanche after 1,200-foot fall in Washington state
The 30-year-old man was transported to a Seattle hospital with symptoms of hypothermia, a broken arm and "significant abrasions," rescuers said.
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At least six people were injured in the rockslide on a hiking trail near the Dead Sea Thursday, rescue workers said.
Alaska national park worker dies in avalanche witness says worker triggered
The Denali National Park and Preserve says "much loved" dispatcher and support services provider Eric Walter was backcountry skiing only a few miles from the park's entrance.
Easter avalanche in French Alps kills 6, authorities say
It was one of the country's deadliest avalanches in years.
At least 4 killed in avalanche in French Alps
At least four hikers were killed in an avalanche in the French Alps. Two others remained missing Sunday night.
Avalanche kills seven tourists near Himalayan beauty spot in India
Rescue efforts were still underway hours after the disaster, with an unknown number of people still feared trapped under the snow.
Video shows snowboarder narrowly escape avalanche in New Hampshire
The avalanche had the potential to "easily bury and kill a person," said one official.
Third person killed in Colorado avalanche in as many days
A snowmobiler and two skiers died in Colorado avalanches.
Winter storm brings snow, ice to western U.S.
The western U.S. continued to contend with a powerful winter storm Friday that even prompted unprecedented blizzard warnings in Southern California. Parts of Nevada are under avalanche warnings and many major highways are closed. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from Southern California.
Teenager among at least 9 killed in avalanches in Italy and Austria
Heavy snow and school holidays drew large crowds to the Alps over the weekend, where nine people died amid elevated avalanche risks.
American pro among skiers killed by avalanche in Japan
A photographer who was taking part in the backcountry ski trip said Kyle Smaine was "thrown 50 meters by the air blast and buried" in the avalanche.
Skier killed in avalanche on Mummy Mountain near Las Vegas
The skier was swept about 500 feet down the mountain before friends found him using a location-tracking device, police said.
Avalanche buries, kills two Colorado snowmobilers, authorities say
The snowmobilers triggered the avalanche, the third fatal one this season in Colorado, authorities said.
All 10 skiers believed missing after avalanche in Austrian Alps accounted for
Officials had warned of a high avalanche risk in the area over the weekend. The avalanche was on an almost 9,000 foot mountain.
Death toll from avalanche in Indian Himalayas rises to 19
Ten people were still missing. Bad weather was hampering the fourth day of search and rescue efforts.
At least 4 dead, dozens stuck after avalanche in Himalayas
The avalanche struck the 5,670-metre Mount Draupadi ka Danda-II.
Climbers capture landslide on Mont Blanc
A landslide on the French side of Mont Blanc was captured on video by climbers as rocks rolled off the mountain in close proximity to a group of hikers. No one was injured.
Caught on tape: "Iceberg tsunami" crashes into boat
In Greenland, a glacier breaking off into the water causes a massive ice wave that collides with a boat filled with tourists. The tourists speed off, narrowly escaping the wave's full wrath.
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Reflecting Pool liner was cut with knife or razor, parks official says
National Park Service official Frank Lands also said at least 70 fence post tops were thrown in to the Reflecting Pool.
Powerful earthquakes strike Venezuela, hundreds dead or injured
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Medicare's AI push snarls patients and doctors in errors and delays
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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo top 1,000, deaths surpass 250, officials say
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Iran strikes ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran deal
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