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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image from the Haines Avalanche Center's Lutak Hillside weather station webcam on New Year's Day. The area saw nearly two ...

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 ...

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 ...

Avalanche danger is rising in the Alaska's capital city! Residents should be monitoring situation as snowfall continues ...

HAINES, Alaska – An avalanche closed part of a highway in the borough of Haines, a small town about 90 miles north of Juneau in Alaska's panhandle on Tuesday night — the latest debris slide in the ...

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 ...

Avalanche mitigation training at Skeetawk, Iron Dog champions crowned, inaugural Su Dog 300 race begins in Upper Susitna, and Anchorage artist creates Alaska election “I Voted” stickers.

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 ...