A teenage snowmobiler was caught and killed by an avalanche on the backside of Seattle Ridge at Turnagain Pass, Alaska, on ...
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.
Saturday’s incident, in which a juvenile male died, marks the second fatal avalanche in Southcentral Alaska this month.
POWDER reported on a devastating avalanche that claimed the lives of three heli-skiers on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The victims ...
GIRDWOOD, Alaska -- Three skiers who had flown by helicopter ... The slide caught the heli-skiers late Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near the skiing community of Girdwood, located ...
It appears to be the first fatal avalanche this winter in Alaska and the country's deadliest since an avalanche in Washington's Cascade Mountains killed three climbers in 2023.