according to the National Avalanche Center. They are rare at ski resorts, which manage their slopes and trigger smaller ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and probably killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska ...

Mar. 6—The three men killed Tuesday by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood came together in Alaska after meeting years ago in Minnesota.