The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to one of the largest black bear populations in the Eastern United States.

On average, the highest elevations in Great Smoky Mountains National Park get over 100 inches of snow a year. Temperatures 20 degrees below zero are possible. Roads and areas of the popular park ...

A backcountry skier who died was buried by snow after triggering an avalanche following several ski runs on the slope. Colorado trade expert weighs in on new tariffs News / Feb 1, 2025 / 10:49 PM MST ...

However, multiple Great Smoky Mountains National Park roads remain closed due to snow and ice. Newfound Gap, a major road through the Smokies, reopened just before 9 a.m. Jan. 16, the park announced.

Holly Kays is the lead writer for the 29,000-member Smokies Life, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the scientific, historical, and interpretive activities of Great Smoky Mountains National Park ...

A 5900-year-old whitebark pine forest has been discovered due to the melting of alpine ice in the Rocky mountains. Scientists found more than 30 trees approximately 3100 metres above sea level ...

A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche Tuesday in southwestern Colorado, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said. The center said the avalanche happened on Red Mountain Number 3 in ...