3 Helicopter Skiers Feared Dead in Alaska Avalanche, Officials Say
The group was traveling with guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation, which escorts backcountry skiers via helicopter to the tops of mountains that are otherwise inaccessible.
3 skiers are believed to be buried under an avalanche in Alaska
A trio of skiers is likely buried under an avalanche near Anchorage, Alaska, that occurred Tuesday afternoon, but dangerous backcountry conditions have so far stymied recovery operations, officials ...
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Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
This March 29, 2005, photo shows a helicopter transporting skiers back to Girdwood, Alaska, at the end of a day of ...
Search underway in Alaska for backcountry skiers believed to be buried in avalanche, officials say
An avalanche in the Alaska backcountry buried three skiers under a layer of snow that is estimated to be up to 100 feet deep, Alaska State Troopers reported on Wednesday. The group was helicopter ...
Heli-skiers killed by massive avalanche came to Alaska from Florida, Montana and Minnesota
It appears to be the first fatal avalanche this winter in Alaska and the country's deadliest since an avalanche in Washington ...
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3 helicopter skiers presumed dead after avalanche in Alaska backcountry
Three men flown by helicopter to the Alaska backcountry for a skiing trip ... Guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation attempted to locate the skiers using avalanche beacons to identify ...
Three Skiers Presumed Dead in Alaska Avalanche: Everything We Know
The avalanche occurred late Tuesday afternoon near Girdwood, a skiing community about 40 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska.