The group was traveling with guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation, which escorts backcountry skiers via helicopter to the tops of mountains that are otherwise inaccessible.

close to Alaska's largest resort, Alyeska. A spokeswoman for Chugach Powder Guides, which took the men on the excursion, told ...

They confirmed with witnesses that the three men deployed their avalanche airbags as they were being swept away. Alaska State Troopers said guides from the commercial heli-skiing group began ...

Three heli-skiers were killed by a massive avalanche in Alaska's Chugach National Forest on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The victims were buried by 40-100 feet of avalanche debris according to the ...

Three men flown by helicopter to the Alaska backcountry for a skiing trip are presumed ... that witnesses saw the three men deploy their avalanche airbags — inflatable vests that are meant ...

They confirmed with witnesses that the three men deployed their avalanche airbags as they were being swept away. Alaska State Troopers said guides from the commercial heli-skiing group began looking ...

Three heli-skiers were killed by a massive avalanche in Alaska's Chugach National ... all three skiers deployed their avalanche airbags once the slide began. The Minnesota Star Tribune has ...