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

The three men killed Tuesday by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood ...

7—Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood ... with the Chugach National Forest ...

Poor weather prevented Alaska State Troopers, avalanche experts and recovery teams from reaching the slide near Girdwood, ...

The avalanche site was 8 miles (13 kilometers) northeast of the airport in Girdwood, in an area along the Twentymile River, ...

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

Girdwood Fire and Rescue confirmed they used the SARTopo professional software to assist in the rescue mission. Related: Man, 35, Attacked by Bear on Popular Trail at Glacier National Park ...

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

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were believed to have died after being buried in ...

lead avalanche forecaster with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center. The center’s forecast for Tuesday for the Girdwood area listed the avalanche danger at high elevations as ...