Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.

Alaska State Troopers on Thursday released the identities of the three missing men caught in the slide: Dave Linder, 39, of Florida; Charles Eppard, 39, of Montana, and Jeremy Leif, 38, of Minnesota.

Minnesotans were in a group of skiers who are believed to be dead after an avalanche south of Anchorage this week, ...

Authorities have identified three men who died Tuesday after being buried by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing ...

Radio Mankato identified one of the skiers caught in the backcountry avalanche as David Linder, who was part of a heli-skiing ...

Poor weather prevented Alaska State Troopers, avalanche experts and recovery teams from reaching the slide near Girdwood, ...

David Linder, part-owner of Radio Mankato, was one of the victims who died in an Alaskan avalanche while on a heli-skiing ...

Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were ...

Alaska State Troopers said three skiers are likely dead after an avalanche buried them in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood ...

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