The 45-year-old died June 23, just over three weeks after relocating to a small village north of Anchorage, Alaska.

The avalanche site was 8 miles (13 kilometers) northeast of the airport in Girdwood, in an area along the Twentymile River, according to the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center.

Apr. 5—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 ...

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.

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

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (FOX 9) - Minnesotans were in a group of skiers who are believed to be dead after an avalanche south of Anchorage this week, authorities have confirmed.

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 buried and likely killed three skiers in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, Alaska, on Tuesday, state troopers said.

Original story: 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.

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.

The avalanche site was 8 miles northeast of the airport in Girdwood, in an area along the Twentymile River, according to the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center.