Alaska Wildlife Troopers said an avalanche buried three skiers under a blanket of snow between 40 and 100 feet deep in a ...
“Using avalanche beacons, the guides identified a probable area where skiers were buried between 40 feet and nearly 100 feet ...
The large avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, according to the Alaska Department of ...
Troopers identified the three missing skiers caught in the avalanche as David Linder, Charles Eppard and Jeremy Leif.
This is Alaska’s first fatal avalanche reported this season. It is also the country’s deadliest since February 2023.
Three heli-skiers are presumed dead after they were caught in an avalanche Tuesday, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday in a ...
If the deaths are confirmed, it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in ...
Experts say three pieces of gear are essential: an avalanche beacon or transceiver, which sends location signals to others; a shovel to test snowpack or dig out companions; and a thin, folding ...
Radio Mankato identified one of the skiers caught in the backcountry avalanche as David Linder, who was part of a heli-skiing ...
The victims were skiing with Chugach Powder Guides, a heli-skiing operation based in Girdwood, Alaska on a run the guide ...
Guides from the heli-skiing company attempted to locate the skiers. Using avalanche beacons, the guides identified a probable area where the skiers were buried, at a depth of 40 feet (12 meters) to ...