Poor weather prevented Alaska State Troopers, avalanche experts and recovery teams from reaching the slide near Girdwood, about 54 kilometres south of Anchorage, on Wednesday. (Mark Thiessen/AP) ...

Emergency personnel respond to reports of an avalanche on Tuesday in Cooper Landing, Alaska. One backcountry skier died and 2 others were injured. (Clay Adam/Cooper Landing Emergency Services via AP) ...

Andrew Herzenberg and Avner Magen – good friends, neighbours and professors at the University of Toronto – landed on the Ruth Glacier in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska on May 24.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An avalanche on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula killed one backcountry skiier and injured two others, prompting warnings for people to stay away from steep slopes as warm ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two mountain climbers missing in Alaska likely triggered a small avalanche, and officials said Tuesday the projected path of their suspected fall would end at a heavily ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were believed to have died after being buried in snow.

Skiier killed, 2 others hurt after falling about 1,000 feet in Alaska avalanche By: Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press Posted: 2:18 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 Last Modified: 2:29 PM CST ...

The community welcome sign sits outside Girdwood, Alaska, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the ...