The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center has confirmed that three heli-skiers were killed by a massive avalanche in the west fork of the Twentymile drainage outside of Girdwood, Alaska on Tuesday, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities have identified three men who died Tuesday after being buried by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood.

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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 were halted due to dangerous conditions and ...