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

Alaska State Troopers say an avalanche swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be 100 feet deep in the Alaska backcountry ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An avalanche in Alaska ...

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.

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 (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 ...