The highway will be closed from 5 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, according to a social media post by the Alaska Department of ...
The avalanche was 800 feet wide and traveled 400 feet vertically, the agency wrote.
Jan. 25—The Parks Highway was closed in both directions north of Cantwell on Friday after debris from an avalanche crossed the roadway, and state transportation officials expected to partially reopen ...
There were many avalanches across the state over the weekend, and there is still some cleanup work to be done.
Jan. 26—An avalanche Friday on the Parks Highway north of Cantwell prompted extended closures with limited traffic access through the weekend as crews worked to clear debris and mitigate hazards ...
An avalanche closed the Parks Highway near Cantwell around 10 a.m. on Friday morning, dumping about six feet of snow and ...
Since Nov. 9, the CAIC has reported 25 backcountry skiiers and travelers caught in 23 different avalanches. Seven of those victims were buried in snow and debris. According to the Colorado Sun ...
Colorado avalanche experts say a snowy November followed by a mild December created a fragile snowpack that was covered by a ...
He "was buried about 1 meter [around 3 feet] deep, too deep to effect a self-rescue from avalanche debris." CAIC added that the victim — a backcountry tourer, identified only as Skier 1 — had ...
"The skier may have been buried for more than four hours before help arrived. He was buried about 1 meter deep, too deep to effect a self-rescue from avalanche debris," said a social media post from ...
An intense bout of snow as temperatures dropped led to slick roads around Anchorage on Monday after several weeks of unseasonably warm weather. The early-morning shift back to snow, combined with warm ...