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Skiier killed, 2 others hurt after falling about 1,000 feet in Alaska avalanche
Associated Press via AOL· 4 months agoAn avalanche on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula killed one backcountry skiier and injured two others,...
Skis seen in snow lead rescuers to man’s body buried in avalanche, Alaska rangers say
Tacoma News Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Denali National Park and Preserve worker was buried in an avalanche while backcountry skiing...
Alaska Railroad employees safe after train derailed by avalanche debris near Girdwood
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 17—No one was injured when an Alaska Railroad freight train derailed early Tuesday after plowing into avalanche debris south of Girdwood. The Anchorage-bound train struck a large pile of ...
Kasha Rigby, US Skier and “Ultimate Survival Alaska” Contestant, Dies in Kosovo Avalanche
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe telemark skier died within seconds after she was hit by the avalanche Frederick M. Brown/Getty...
Denali National Park employee dies in avalanche while skiing
FTW Outdoors via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoAlaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve on Wednesday confirmed that one of its employees was...
Alaska Railroad track reopens near Girdwood after avalanche debris derailed train
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 21—A section of Alaska Railroad track along Turnagain Arm has been repaired and is open again after a freight train ran into avalanche debris south of Girdwood earlier this week. A train ...
7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska coast as tsunami warning issued
The Independent US via AOL· 11 months agoAn earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Alaska Peninsula region early on Sunday morning, with a...
Pioneering US telemark skier Kasha Rigby believed to have died in avalanche
Advnture via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAvalanche on mountain. Tributes began pouring in on social media last night for US skier Kasha...
The avalanche risk is high in much of the western US. Here's what you need to know to stay safe
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs a massive winter storm dumped snow across much of the western U.S., some hardy winter sport...
Snowboarder captures terrifying avalanche and 300ft ride he miraculously survived
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA snowboarder in Utah filmed his terrifying descent hundreds of feet down a slope after he was...