3 skiers buried in at least 40 feet of snow after massive Alaska avalanche
Alaska Wildlife Troopers said an avalanche buried three skiers under a blanket of snow between 40 and 100 feet deep in a ...
Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
Alaska State Troopers say 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 ...
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Lack of snow forces Alaska’s famous Iditarod race to make ‘difficult but necessary’ change
The 2025 Iditarod race, which normally begins in Anchorage, Alaska, will begin at an alternate ... race including local knowledge, and with no new snow on the horizon, there is simply no way ...
Three skiers feared dead in Alaska avalanche
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 State Troopers ... areas where ...
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Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a new route that allows mushers to bypass barren ...
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Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
weeks of little-to-no new snowfall and warm temperatures in Alaska’s largest city forced organizers to shorten the ceremonial start to less than 2 miles (3.22 kilometers), run over snow that was ...
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Anchorage snowpack officially drops to zero, rare for early March
The average date of no measurable snow is in mid-April ... January was more than 5 degrees above average around Alaska, according to reporting in the Washington Post. A complex combination ...
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Avalanche buries at least 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska officials say
Alaska State Troopers say an avalanche swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be 100 feet deep in the ... Due to considerable avalanche risk in this area and limited ...
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Lack of snow north of the Alaska Range prompts Iditarod to move official start to Fairbanks
trail breakers said no snow since that Jan. 31 announcement led them to deem one portion of the trail — from the Rohn to Nikolai checkpoints — north of the Alaska Range as unpassable.
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3 helicopter skiers presumed dead after avalanche in Alaska backcountry
No further recovery operations ... Tahoe is a reminder of the dangers of snow sports Latest avalanche fatality in the U.S. Tuesday's incident is Alaska's first fatal avalanche reported for this ...
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3 Dead After Getting Caught in Avalanche While Heli-Skiing in Alaska, Authorities Say
However, the guides were unable to recover the skiers due to the snow’s depth. “Due to considerable avalanche risk in this area and limited daylight, no further recovery operations were ...