Most people would agree that when controlled and under the right circumstances, huge explosions are undeniably awesome. They are a testament to the power of civilization and our strength to bend the earth at our will. When used in Colorado to trigger potential avalanches and divert deadly

A rock slide near Weeping Rock in Utah’s Zion National Park caused chaos and panic for a group of hikers that were caught inside the massive dust storm and falling rocks. Miraculously, all of the folks in the video filmed by Carolyn Morell on TikTok appear to have made it out relatively unscathed

iStockphoto It’s an epic winter to be a skier or boarder. Thanks to a plethora of atmospheric river storms bombing the West Coast, snowfall totals are a record high throughout California’s Sierras and parts of the Rockies. Palisades Tahoe has received 501 inches of snow this year, with plenty

Harry Shimmin The internet is filled with reminders of the wide variety of ways nature can turn an otherwise enjoyable day in the great outdoors into a living nightmare at a moment’s notice. In some cases, you can take a number of precautions to avoid the kind of fate a tourist at Yellowstone

iStockphoto / helivideo Skier Virgile Didier was recently competing in a Freeride World Tour in Nendaz, Switzerland when an avalanche tore down the mountain Unaware that the avalanche was passing by, the skier did a straight-up backflip into the avalanche and was then dragged down the mountain