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Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are forecast for the Whittier area, and up to 30 mph for Turnagain Pass. For Whittier, the snow is expected to mix with or change to rain after midnight, according to ...
Troopers said a group of snowmachiners were riding Saturday on the backside of Seattle Ridge in Turnagain Pass, a popular winter recreation area about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southeast of Anchorage.
Troopers said they received a report of a "fatal avalanche" shortly after 2:30 p.m. local time Saturday in Turnagain Pass, a popular winter recreation area within Chugach National Forest.
Troopers said a group of snowmachiners were riding Saturday on the backside of Seattle Ridge in Turnagain Pass, a popular winter recreation area about 60 miles (97 kilometers) southeast of Anchorage.
Mar. 23—A snowmachiner was caught in an avalanche Saturday afternoon in the Turnagain Pass area and died, authorities said, marking the second fatal avalanche in Southcentral Alaska this month.
A teenage snowmobiler was caught and killed by an avalanche on the backside of Seattle Ridge at Turnagain Pass, Alaska, on Saturday, according to local authorities and news reports. A press release ...
Alaska State Troopers were alerted to an avalanche in Turnagain Pass on Saturday, March 22 A teenager has been killed in Alaska after triggering an avalanche on a mountain, authorities said. On ...
A winter weather advisory for Portage Valley in effect from 3 p.m. Thursday through 3 a.m. Friday calls for snow accumulation between 4 and 8 inches and wind gusts as high as 45 mph.
Washington Stevens Pass and Holden Village are both subject to a winter warning until 10 a.m. PST this morning, with up to four inches of snow expected to fall in the area.