BEND, Ore. (AP) — An avalanche in Oregon's Cascade Mountains has killed two backcountry skiers, authorities said Tuesday. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that its ...

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An avalanche in the Alaska backcountry swept away and buried three skiers who were believed to be dead under a pile of snow ...

Multiple skiers were reported trapped in the Alaska backcountry after being swept up in an avalanche, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. The number of skiers and their conditions were not ...

An avalanche has trapped three skiers under a pile of snow nearly as deep as a 10-story building in the Alaska backcountry.

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.

The avalanche occurred late Tuesday afternoon near Girdwood, a skiing community about 40 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska.