Blizzards, avalanches, 100-mile-per-hour winds, and sub-zero temperatures—all in the midst of rugged mountains, massive ...

Alaska State Troopers have identified the two men presumed dead after their ATV went through river ice Thursday as 42-year-old Sean Kendall of Anchorage and 32-year-old Skye Rench of Wasilla.

Even before troopers assessed the site, Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson for the Alaska State Troopers, said in a text to The Associated Press that "based on the information provided by the ...

Alaska State Troopers said. After the slide caught the skiers, guides from the heli-skiing company that the group was with immediately tried to find the three missing skiers, according to troopers.

A year later, a heli-ski guide scouting an area for clients died when an avalanche carried his body nearly 1500 feet (457 meters) down a mountain, Alaska State Troopers said at the time.

Alaska State Troopers reported multiple skiers had been trapped in an avalanche near Anchorage on Tuesday. The disaster took place about 3:30 p.m. near the West Fork of 20 Mile River near Girdwood.

Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. The number of skiers and their conditions were not immediately available. The slide happened late Tuesday afternoon near the skiing community of Girdwood ...

The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as heli-skiing, near the resort town of Girdwood, the Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.

While Alaska State Troopers had been unable to assess the site, spokesperson Austin McDaniel said troopers do not believe the three skiers survived the avalanche. The slide caught the heli-skiers ...

Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. If the deaths are confirmed, it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in Washington’s Cascade Range two years ago.