The large avalanche occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Alaska is confronting a volatile mix of deep snow, warm rain and fierce wind that is turning steep slopes and swollen rivers into a twin threat. From the capital to Southcentral communities, avalanche ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The bodies of three overdue hikers have been found in the debris of an avalanche slide near Alaska’s largest city. Alaska State Troopers say the bodies of Thomas Devine of ...

Nov. 28—As the avalanche debris began to settle at the bottom of the Seattle Creek Headwall, a snowmachiner became entombed in snow. It was like "being squeezed," he said according to a February 2017 ...

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The Anchorage Nordic Ski Patrol, along with several local avalanche education organizations, hosted a free avalanche rescue training event on Feb. 15 ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — Extreme winter weather has caused large vessels to sink in the Juneau, Alaska, harbor and communities are making preparations for a possible avalanche. The City and Borough of Juneau ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A skier was buried for as long as 40 minutes in a massive avalanche today near the site where two snowmobilers were killed by another slide earlier this month. Ian Wilson of ...

Need to brush up on avalanche and safety? Learn from Elyse Saugstad, Ingrid Backstrom, and Jackie Paaso. The “open, welcoming and enthusiastic” clinics are returning to Alyeska Resort, Alaska, for two ...