Girdwood is the skiing capital of Alaska and home to the Alyeska Resort at the base of Mount Alyeska, where people downhill ski or snowboard amid stunning views of Turnagain Arm. At the top of the ...

Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood ... conditions improve, Alaska State Troopers ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were believed to have died after being buried in snow.