3 Helicopter Skiers Feared Dead in Alaska Avalanche, Officials Say

The group was traveling with guides from a commercial heli-skiing operation, which escorts backcountry skiers via helicopter to the tops of mountains that are otherwise inaccessible.

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Avalanche Buries Road Workers’ Camp in India, Killing 8

Rescuers working in extreme conditions evacuated 46 other construction workers trapped beneath feet of snow.

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Colorado Snowboarder Becomes Fourth Avalanche Victim in a Week

The victim was traveling on a terrain feature known as The Nose near Silverton, Colo., when the avalanche occurred on Thursday, officials said.

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2 Skiers Die in Avalanche in Cascade Mountains in Oregon

The avalanche occurred on Monday near a snowmobile trail in Happy Valley, west of the city of Bend, officials said.

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Sophie Hediger, Olympic Snowboarder From Switzerland, Dies in Avalanche

Sophie Hediger, who competed in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, died in an avalanche in Arosa, Switzerland, according to the police and the Swiss ski federation.

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