If you're buried in a tree well, and have a clear airway, blowing a whistle could help your friends or ski patrol find you.

Sometimes the long winter, and the seemingly endless snow, can be detrimental to the limbs, roots, and overall health of your trees. If you've been experiencing an insufferable winter, and are ...

Deputies and rescue crews found a skier trapped in a tree well on Mount Bachelor in Oregon. The 34-year-old Seattle man died.

Ski patrollers reached the reporting party and took over patient care. The injured individual was transported to the Mt. Bachelor Clinic, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The deceased was ...

Tree wells are formed when snow accumulates around the base of a tree but not under the lower hanging branches, making a pocket of unstable snow. Snow immersion suffocation can happen when a skier ...