3 helicopter skiers presumed dead after avalanche in Alaska backcountry
The large avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, according to the Alaska Department of ...
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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 ...
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Pro snowboarder, The North Face manager among those killed by giant BC avalanche
Also killed were Whistler-based pro snowboarder Jeff Keenan, 44, who founded the snowboard company Dinosaurs Will Die, and ...
3 heli-skiers killed in southeastern B.C. avalanche, RCMP say
The Kaslo RCMP says the three heli-skiers were part of a group that was swept away into the tree line on Monday.
Industry Mourns Three Killed in Avalanche in B.C.’s Kootenay Mountains
Jason Remple, Alex Pashley, and Jeff Keenan died in the Kootenay avalanche near Kaslo, B.C.—a devastating loss for the snow ...
Pilot rescued with 2 daughters from icy Alaska lake wasn't authorized to have passengers, official says
The Federal Aviation Administration started disciplinary action against the pilot, John Morris Jr., National Transportation ...
Probe continues in misuse of student license for pilot whose plane was submerged in icy Alaska lake
An investigation continues for an Alaska pilot who waited for hours in an icy lake for rescue on the wing with two young ...
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Alaska Army Guard Rescues Plane Crash Victims on Glacial Lake
RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with G Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, rescued ...
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Want an adrenalin-filled — and distinctly Canadian — adventure? Take a helicopter to a mountaintop, then swoosh your way down
Look for the Only in Canada series every week. The whirl of the rotor blades animates a flurry of snow as the helicopter lifts off. It’s foreshadowing for all the powder to come, as the chopper ...