Sport always involves a balance of risk and reward, but some wonder why group was out in historic blizzard.

Late Tuesday morning, during the worst of the storm, an avalanche struck a group of 15 backcountry skiers who were on their ...

The President’s Day weekend excursion, including a group of moms, wives and close friends who shared a passion for skiing the untracked powder of the hushed, untamed wilderness of California’s Sierra ...

Skiing the backcountry remains essential to me — to find solace, recharge, sweat, laugh, cry and unplug from the ills of the world.

The deep, powdery snow and rugged terrain of the backcountry attract skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers. But wild ranges and slopes also carry the risk of avalanches.

Questions remain, but authorities recommended no travel in the backcountry Tuesday with conditions so dangerous.

Dave Miller, owner of International Alpine Guides in June Lake, which also guides backcountry skiing trips to the Frog Lake Huts, said storm skiing isn't as shocking as it might sound to a layperson.

In the wake of the avalanche near Castle Peak in the Tahoe region, the phrase "storm skiing" has surfaced in connection with ...