Efforts to recover 3 heli-skiers buried in avalanche near Girdwood on hold due to dangerous conditions
Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood were halted due to dangerous conditions and difficult terrain — and may not resume until conditions improve,
Tuesday’s slide measured more than a half-mile long with a debris pile estimated to be 40 to 100 feet deep, authorities said.
Alaska State Troopers continue to search for three backcountry skiers who are missing after an avalanche earlier this week.
Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were ...
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