Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under ...

Alaska ranks second behind Colorado for the most avalanche deaths in the nation ... in the Chugach Mountains just north of Anchorage. A year later, a heli-ski guide scouting an area for clients ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Alaska State Troopers say ‘multiple’ backcountry skiers are trapped in an avalanche near Anchorage.

The avalanche happened Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, a small resort town about 40 miles southwest of Anchorage, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Colorado experiences the most avalanche deaths, with 325 people killed since 1950. Alaska ranks second ... in the Chugach Mountains just north of Anchorage. A year later, a heli-ski guide scouting ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and probably ... about 40 miles south of Anchorage, said McDaniel.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An avalanche in Alaska backcountry swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troopers said ...