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.

IRA FLATOW: This first story you brought us is some bad news having to do with snow ... That’s what the researchers are referring to as deep snow. And that has implications for how water is stored, ...

The coldest and deepest snow storm of the season is on its way to California. Skiers rejoice! A succession of potent Pacific ...

What good is winter if the snow is bad? At POWDER, we have your back ... unfortunately) out there is skiing deep, beautiful powder. So, when the skiing blues set in, don't fret—online, there are ...

"When the snow is this deep the sheep can't really paw through ... I think people are prepared when it does come bad. It was forecast this time, so we did have the ability to get a bit in ...

They also wouldn't lose as much weight since they wouldn't expel as much energy having to trudge through deep snow. "In the winter, we tend to see water levels decrease," Jay Austin, a physics ...