3 helicopter skiers presumed dead after avalanche in Alaska backcountry
The large avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
Alaska teenager dies in avalanche, the state's fourth snow slide fatality this month
The body of Tucker Challan, 16, was recovered from the avalanche site on Sunday morning, Alaska State Troopers said.
Mom Recounts 'Scary' Moment Her Family of 4 Had to Evacuate Avalanche Zone After Moving from Arizona to Alaska (Exclusive)
“Alaska is home,” Victoria Murphy tells PEOPLE. “We’ve never seriously considered moving back to a warmer climate” ...
Free avalanche training honors friends killed in Chugach avalanche
The Anchorage Nordic Ski Patrol, along with several local avalanche education organizations, hosted a free avalanche rescue training event on Feb. 15, teaching participants how to use the three ...
Yahoo
Avalanche closes Alaska Panhandle highway, the latest debris slide after storms deliver historic rain and snow
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HAINES, Alaska – An avalanche closed part of a highway in the borough of Haines, a small town about 90 miles north of Juneau in ...
Frontiersman
Alaska Safe Riders: Avalanche danger remains a concern
Alaska Safe Riders here with your weekly snow and trail report — proudly supported by the Mat-Su Health Foundation and the Frontiersman.
Avalanche closes down chairlift at Alyeska ski resort, officials say
An avalanche impacted part of a lower-mountain chairlift Thursday at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, closing the lift to skiers and snowboarders ...
Oregonian
Portland man survives Alaska avalanche
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A skier was buried for as long as 40 minutes in a massive avalanche today near the site where two snowmobilers were killed by another slide earlier this month. Ian Wilson of ...