A teenager died after triggering an avalanche at a mountain pass in southern Alaska, authorities and ... estimated that three victims were buried in the snow between 40 feet to nearly 100 feet ...

A group of people were riding snow machines, or snowmobiles, in Turnagain Pass on March 22, and the teen “triggered an avalanche and died after being buried,” Alaska state troopers said in a ...

TURNAGAIN PASS, Alaska – A teenager was killed in an ... a juvenile male triggered an avalanche and died after being buried in snow. According to authorities, an area of unstable snow prevented ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP ... is located about 3 feet (0.91 meters) beneath the snow surface, with newer snow falling on top of the weak layer. Challan rode over a weak layer of snow that was buried under ...