Backcountry: Areas outside the boundaries of a ski resort that should only be accessed with avalanche training and equipment.

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

(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file ... Sometimes a slide happens in the form of loose snow, called a sluff. Sluffs account for only a small percentage of deaths and property damage from avalanches, ...

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The runout zone, where snow and debris accumulate, is where the avalanche eventually comes to an end. During spring, melted snow can seep through a snowpack, making the surface of a lower layer ...

(AP Photo/Brittany Peterson) Joseph Burgoyne and Michael Otenbaker snowshoe into a backcountry ski area Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Frisco, Colo. (AP Photo/Brittany Peterson) An avalanche safety sign ...

(AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Three skiers are believed dead after an avalanche swept them ... called a sluff. Sluffs account for only a small percentage of deaths ...

Sometimes a slide happens in the form of loose snow, called a sluff. Sluffs account for only a small percentage of deaths and property damage from avalanches, according to the Sierra Avalanche Center.