SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The group of 15 backcountry skiers, including four guides, was on a three-day trek organized by Blackbird Mountain Guides to Castle Peak during the deadliest avalanche in the ...

How dangerous is extreme backcountry skiing — and when does the pursuit of adventure cross into unnecessary risk? Those questions are at the center of a deadly avalanche in the Sierra Nevada that left ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers trapped after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains ...

The real story behind what might be this season’s most anticipated new ski boot comes down to plastic. The thing about most ...

For anyone who has stood freezing in an endless lift line at a ski resort, or flinched as some out-of-control “rad Brad” whooshes by like a Red Bull-and-vodka-fueled missile, the allure of backcountry ...

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Bernard "Bernie" Rosow nurtured his love for skiing on the slopes, jumps and backcountry trails of his native Southern ...