Alaska state troopers say they, along with avalanche experts and a technical mountain rescue expert, determined it is not possible for a team to safely recover the bodies under the current conditions.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad While Alaska State Troopers had been unable to ... likely buried at depths greater than 30 feet (9 meters), according to Chugach Powder Guides ...

Alaska State Troopers said in an online dispatch that ... This is Alaska’s first fatal avalanche reported this season. It is also the country’s deadliest since February 2023, when an avalanche ...

While Alaska State Troopers had been unable to assess the site ... and the skiers were likely buried at depths greater than 30 feet (9 meters), according to Chugach Powder Guides, which was ...