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

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The body of Tucker Challan, 16, was recovered from the avalanche site on Sunday morning, Alaska State Troopers said.

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Four friends on a backcountry skiing trip last month set out to Longs Pass in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, well-prepared for the journey with decades of backcountry skiing experience and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Evacuation advisories are in effect for all known avalanche paths in Juneau until further notice. This graphic shows anticipated ...

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 ...

An avalanche impacted part of a lower-mountain chairlift Thursday at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, closing the lift to skiers and snowboarders ...

January’s record snowfall has created dangerous avalanche conditions across Alaska’s backcountry, burying weak snow layers that could trigger deadly slides.

The slide occurred on January 10 at Haiyaha Couloir, a steep gully in the park that is popular with backcountry skiers and snowboarders. Filmed from the point of view of one of the snowboarders, the ...

Starting in early December 2025, southeast Alaska was locked into a pattern: heavy storm after heavy storm, with brief clear skies and bitter cold sandwiched between. Juneau became a winter wonderland ...