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Recovery operation underway in Alaska

Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers

Girdwood is a tourist community that caters to winter events, with downhill skiing and snowboarding at the Alyeska Resort in a spectacularly scenic location. After a gondola ride 3,200 feet (975 meters) up Mount Alyeska, diners can view seven glaciers from the restaurant named for that view.

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Friends of skiers who died in Alaska avalanche speak out

Close friends are opening up about the impact and legacy of three fathers who died in an avalanche while skiing in Alaska.

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Three skiers caught in avalanche; recovery operation underway in Alaska

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.

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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 Alaska backcountry

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3 skiers dead after being swept up in avalanche in Alaska backcountry

The three heli-skiers were swept away in an avalanche around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday near the west fork of the Twentymile River, according to the Alaska State Troopers’ preliminary investigation.

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Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska officials say

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 ...

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