Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach ...

If the deaths are confirmed, it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in ...

Girdwood is a tourist community that caters to winter events, with downhill skiing and snowboarding at the Alyeska Resort in ...

Troopers and rescue teams are working to reach skiers trapped by an avalanche in the remote backcountry near Girdwood ...

Alaska State Troopers said three skiers are likely dead after an avalanche buried them in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, Alaska, on Tuesday.

This is Alaska’s first fatal avalanche reported this season. It is also the country’s deadliest since February 2023.

The avalanche occurred late Tuesday afternoon near Girdwood, a skiing community about 40 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers said an avalanche buried three skiers under a blanket of snow between 40 and 100 feet deep in a ...

Tuesday’s slide measured more than a half-mile long with a debris pile estimated to be 40 to 100 feet deep, authorities said.

Dangerous avalanche conditions in the area persist, stalling recovery efforts and prompting warnings from forecasters.