It generally takes just two ingredients to create dangerous conditions: A slope of 30 degrees or more and layers upon layers ...

We are remodeling on budget, so I thought adding window cornices would help. How do I determine the best size, and how can I make them myself?

Dear James: We are remodeling on budget, so I thought adding window cornices would help. How do I determine the best size, and how can I make them myself? — Jennie R. Dear Jennie: For a dramatic ...

We use a technique called photoelasticity and create thin avalanches to reveal what’s going on inside the avalanche. We track ...

Cornices, skirting and a striking colour palette are all key, says Emma Burns, managing director at Sibyl Colefax & John ...

Avalanches are becoming more frequent. Here’s how to survive one - There are a few things you can do to increase your chances of survival ...

Nathalie Vriend, a skier and physicist at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies avalanches, explains what happens in an avalanche and techniques for surviving one.

Then there needs to be a trigger. A snowpack may be seemingly stable until a snowmobile or skier disturbs it enough that the ...

An avalanche during a storm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.

Sitting on the southern border of Russia and the western end of the Black Sea, Georgia is a country that’s been caught in wars since the 10th Century AD. Outside the capital city’s old town, the rows ...

The Hormel Historic Home is a mansion that shows how fancy people lived back in the day. Housing prices here are gentle on ...