Updates in ski technology, increased demand, and better snow assessment tools have have opened up the world of remote, ...

The group was traveling with guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation, which escorts backcountry skiers via helicopter ...

The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as heli-skiing, near the resort town of Girdwood, the Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.

Three men flown by helicopter to the Alaska backcountry for a skiing trip are presumed dead after they were caught in a massive avalanche, authorities said Wednesday. The avalanche happened ...

Guides from the heli-skiing company they were flying with immediately tried to locate them. “Using avalanche beacons, the guides identified a probable area where skiers were buried between 40 ...

Three people are feared to be dead after being buried by a large avalanche while on a guided heli-skiing trip near Girdwood, Alaska, authorities said. (Dreamstime) Three skiers identified Thursday ...

Three men died Tuesday after being buried by a large avalanche while on a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood. The avalanche occurred around 3:30 p.m. near the West Fork ...