SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4) - Hundreds of people remain evacuated from their homes on Tuesday following a wildfire that started near Silverthorne on Monday. As of Tuesday afternoon, 183 are under the ...

This niche sport requires deep snow, good dogs, plenty of birds, a pinch of avalanche risk, and a truly bizarre ski setup ...

Self-reliance, a trustworthy companion plus a full-quiver of mountaineering skills are essential for navigating the Ptarmigan Traverse in the North Cascades. “And the weather has to be on your side, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 2—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan is a protected species under the ...

A couple of weeks ago, I came home to a distressed message on my answering machine. The voice on the other end exclaimed, “Kim! Where are the white-tailed ptarmigan?!” The distraught messenger is a ...

The smallest bird in the grouse family, the white-tailed ptarmigan is also one of the few animals that lives on alpine mountaintops throughout its entire life. Every part of this ptarmigan is adapted ...

Many people talk business on the golf course. Bill Leary and Ryan Flack turned that practice up a notch. The duo, together with Flack’s father, Ron, put together a $6.5 million deal to purchase their ...

Willow ptarmigan numbers appear fair to good in Unit 13B this winter. The extended season, open until Feb. 15, gives hunters another six weeks to have a shot at these fine game birds. Heavy snow in ...

My first-hand knowledge of ptarmigan came from living in a village in Alaska's Interior where birds along the road were called "stupid chickens." Since then, I have heard all three species of ...

This week’s selection from “The New Summit Hiker” is Ptarmigan Mountain. A spectacular Lake Dillon panorama awaits hikers here. June-blooming floral beauty colors the initial south-facing slope.

SEATTLE— In response to a petition and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to protect the Mt. Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a ...

Ptarmigan, which live in cold ecosystems, are not strongly affected by fluctuations in seasonal weather at two populations studied in Colorado, report scientists. Animals that live at high elevations ...