Update, 9:20 a.m. Thursday: Alaska State Troopers have named the three heli-skiers killed in Tuesday's avalanche near Girdwood: David Linder, 39, of Florida ...

Three people died after being buried by a large avalanche while on a guided heli-skiing trip near Girdwood, Alaska, ...

Alaska State Troopers have named the three heli-skiers killed in Tuesday's massive avalanche near Girdwood, with recovery efforts still pending due to dangerous conditions in the area.

The avalanche happened Tuesday afternoon in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, a small resort town about 40 miles southeast of Anchorage, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

The avalanche site is eight miles northeast of the airport in Girdwood, in an area along the Twentymile River, according to the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center.

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.

An avalanche warning is in place through Saturday from Girdwood to Portage Valley, Whittier and Turnagain Pass as rain, snow and strong winds are on track to overload an already unstable snowpack.

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 dozens of feet of snow, Alaska ...

On March 4, 2025, at 5:10 pm, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of an avalanche near the West Fork of 20 Mile River near Girdwood. A preliminary investigation determined three adult ...

The avalanche occurred around 3:30 p.m. near the West Fork of Twentymile River, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. The slide area is a mountain cirque about 9 miles northeast of Girdwood, in ...

A chunk of ice floats past the Portage Glacier near Girdwood, Alaska, on June 14, 2021. Alaska State Troopers say three skiers were swept away and likely killed by an avalanche near Girdwood Tuesday.