Alaska State Troopers say three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche ...
They were likely killed under the weight of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.
Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under ...
The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center also issued a special bulletin warning of dangerous avalanche ...
This is Alaska’s first fatal avalanche reported this season. It is also the country’s deadliest since February 2023.
The slide caught the heli-skiers late Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near the skiing community of Girdwood, located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Anchorage, said McDaniel.
Authorities in Alaska say they will attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers earlier this ...