Girdwood is a tourist community that caters to winter events, with downhill skiing and snowboarding at the Alyeska Resort in ...

Authorities have identified three men who died Tuesday after being buried by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood. The Alaska State Troopers on ...

A 38-year-old Minnesota man was identified as one of three people believed to have died in an avalanche south of Anchorage.

Avalanches kill about two dozen people annually in the U.S. Predicting their likelihood, potential severity and location ...

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

Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.

David Linder, 39, of Florida; Charles Eppard, 39, of Montana; and Jeremy Leif, 38, of Minnesota have been identified as the ...

Officials in the Western U.S. who protect the public from avalanches are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration ...

Alaska State Troopers on Thursday released the identities of the three missing men caught in the slide: Dave Linder, 39, of Florida; Charles Eppard, 39, of Montana, and Jeremy Leif, 38, of Minnesota.