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. The Alaska State Troopers on Thursday said the men were from Florida, Montana and Minnesota. Friends said all three were married with young children. They were clients of Chugach Powder Guides, a longtime Alaska heli-ski operator. A fourth member of the group, which was guided, survived the avalanche. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday near the West Fork of Twentymile...

Three skiers on a helicopter trip to a remote Alaskan mountain range were caught in an avalanche and are presumed dead under snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. If the deaths are confirmed it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in Washington's Cascade Mountains two years ago. While Alaska troopers have not been able to assess the site yet, "based on the information provided by the operator, unfortunately, we do not believe that any of...