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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A copy of a state Dept. of Natural Resources permit issued to helicopter skiing company Chugach Powder Guides, who was overseeing Tuesday’s heli-ski trip where three men ...

The victims, all men, were clients from out of state who had been skiing with a guide on a run that’s used regularly by the company, according to Chugach Powder Guides spokesperson Tracey Knutson.

Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. 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 Range two years ago.

While Alaska State Troopers had been unable to assess the site, spokesperson Austin McDaniel said troopers do not believe the three skiers survived the avalanche. The slide caught the heli-skiers late ...

The heli-ski operator was Chugach Powder Guides ... avalanche carried his body nearly 1500 feet down a mountain, Alaska State Troopers said at the time. Prior to this week’s accident, 15 ...