A 16-year-old was riding a snowmobile in the Kenai Mountains when he was swept away and buried, officials said.

Conditions were expected to remain dangerous even after the storm system passes. Girdwood is the skiing capital of Alaska and ...

Three people died after being buried by a large avalanche while on a guided heli-skiing trip near Girdwood, Alaska, authorities say. The avalanche struck Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. near the ...

POWDERreported on a devastating avalanche that claimed the lives of three heli-skiers on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The victims ...

The skiers were caught in a large avalanche around 3:30 p.m. local time near Girdwood, Alaska, a popular skiing destination about 40 miles southeast of downtown Anchorage, the Alaska Wildlife ...

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An avalanche has trapped three skiers under a pile of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building in the Alaska backcountry.

Girdwood is a tourist community that caters to winter events, with downhill skiing and snowboarding at the Alyeska Resort in a spectacularly scenic location. After a gondola ride 3,200 feet (975 ...