Possibility safety gear might up danger Thirty-two-year-old Eric Walter was wearing an avalanche airbag when he triggered a snowslide in Denali National Park early this month, National Park Service officials have […]
Dangerous compensation
Dying season
And so the season of death begins in Alaska. A 40-year-old skier is dead in an avalanche near the Matanuska Glacier, according to Alaska State Troopers. Five more skiers, among them a […]
Stayin’ alive
On a day-to-day basis in Alaska, human survival sometimes still comes down to three basic factors that trace their roots back to the species’ prehistory: situational awareness, judgment and tools. About all […]
