An avalanche in the Alaskan backcountry buried three skiers under at least 40 feet of snow, Alaska Wildlife Troopers said in a dispatch Wednesday. The blanket of debris could be as deep as 100 ...

A teenager died after triggering an avalanche at a mountain pass in southern Alaska, authorities and officials said, marking the state's fourth snow slide fatality this month. The body of Tucker ...

50 people were initially rescued from the avalanche site and five others were still reportedly missing Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of snow nearly as deep as a 10 ...