Whether that's a bucket-list train ride like Skagway's White Pass Railway or a stay at Holland America Line's Denali Lodge - Alaska is a massive state that beckons visitors to do more than explore ...

The three missing adults had flown by helicopter to the snowy mountain range for skiing, known as heli-skiing, near the resort town of Girdwood, the Alaska State Troopers said in a news release.

2025 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.

(Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP) The community welcome sign sits outside Girdwood, Alaska, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Skiers finish their downhill run at Alyeska ...

Most ski resorts have avalanche protocols or mitigation systems ... Lundy said is highly unlikely the helicopter that dropped off the skiers in Alaska’s backcountry triggered the avalanche. “There is ...

Troopers said they were notified about the avalanche on Tuesday around 5:10 p.m. AST near the West Fork of the 20-mile River in Girdwood, an Alaska resort town known for skiing. Investigators ...

Jeremy Leif and two friends were buried beneath at least 40 feet of snow in a Tuesday avalanche near the resort town of ...