Teen Triggers Avalanche, Becomes Fourth Person Killed By Alaska Snow Slides This Month
A 16-year-old died Saturday after triggering an avalanche in Turnagain Pass, Alaska. His death comes after weeks of warnings ...
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Skier seriously hurt in backcountry avalanche on Kenai Peninsula recovering in hospital
CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, Alaska (KTUU ... “The skier was able to slow himself just enough to let most of the debris fall below him, but was carried for the length of the path, including ...
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Avalanche kills 16-year-old boy in Alaska
This Sunday, March 23, 2025, image released by the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center shows the aftermath of a slab avalanche that killed a snow machine rider on Saturday, March 22 ...
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Three Heli-Skiers Killed, Buried 40-100 Feet by Massive Avalanche
The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center has confirmed that three heli-skiers were killed by a massive avalanche in the west fork of the Twentymile drainage outside of Girdwood, Alaska on Tuesday, ...
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Heli-Skiers Killed in Monstrous Alaska Avalanche Identified
Three heli-skiers were killed by a massive avalanche in Alaska's Chugach National Forest on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The victims were buried by 40-100 feet of avalanche debris according to the ...
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3 helicopter skiers presumed dead after avalanche in Alaska backcountry
The avalanche happened in the west fork of the Twentymile River near Girdwood, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety and Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center.
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Efforts to recover 3 heli-skiers buried in avalanche near Girdwood on hold due to dangerous conditions
In recent days, forecasters with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center have cautioned backcountry recreators of the potential for triggering an avalanche on a weak layer of snow ...
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Tongass National Forest selected to provide 2024 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
A yet-unknown tree from the Tongass National Forest is slated to make a celebrity-worthy journey across the country this fall before being ... Alaska came from the Chugach National Forest in ...
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Loved ones remember men with Minnesota ties feared dead in Alaska avalanche
UPDATE: On Saturday, the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center confirmed the three skiers who went missing on Tuesday were caught and killed in an avalanche in the west fork of the Twentymile ...
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3 heli-skiers die in massive avalanche near Girdwood
The company has suspended operations at least through Thursday. The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center — which includes the mountains around Girdwood in its broader Turnagain ...
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Three Heli-Skiers Killed, Buried 40-100 Feet by Massive Avalanche
The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center has confirmed that three heli-skiers were killed by a massive avalanche in the west fork of the Twentymile drainage outside of Girdwood, Alaska on ...