Radio station owner, two friends killed after getting stuck in Alaska avalanche while heli-skiing
A radio station owner and his two friends were killed after heli-skiing onto a rugged Alaskan mountain and getting trapped in ...
California braces for powerful Pacific storm amid new mudslide concerns: Updates
A large winter storm pushed across California on Thursday as other parts of the West prepared for heavy snow and rain.
Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Authorities in Alaska say they will attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers earlier this week ...
Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
Alaska State Troopers were unable to assess the site but said they do not believe the three skiers survived the avalanche.
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Three skiers feared dead in Alaska avalanche
Each winter, 25 to 30 people die in avalanches in the U.S., according to the National Avalanche Center. Alaska ranks second ...
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 ...
I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice
Tony Dauksza became the first person to navigate the Northwest Passage in anything other than a ship. This is the story of ...
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Deputies investigating fatal multi-vehicle crash near Colorado town of Winter Park
Officials said the multi-vehicle crash happened around 8:50 a.m. between Lakota Drive and the North Entrance to Winter Park Drive. The Fraser Winter Park Police Department reported that a 2008 ...
The world's most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here's a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer this year than ever before.
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While some in the natural world hibernate, northern soil microbes stay up all winter
Permafrost underlies the surface of one-quarter of the globe’s land and more than half of Alaska. That frozen ground would seem to stall microbes — especially in winter — but scientists have ...