ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

With glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate, 2025 has been named the Year of International Glacier Preservation. Here's ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says that if the snowcapped volcano erupts, the impacts could include damage to aircraft from ash.

This is the story of early expeditions to British Columbia's Mount Waddington, known as the Mystery Mountain because of its ...

I n June of 1970, amid the snow-covered rock ramparts of Denali (the true name of North America’s highest peak), six women ...

Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S.

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at ...

A new master plan submitted by Copper Mountain Resort aims to expand ski terrain and add lifts to “meet the ever-growing demand for developed recreational skiing.” ...

Jacob Vibbert of Cheney, Washington, bagged a lot more than he bargained for on a hunting trip to Alaska's Wrangell Island. The 41-year-old illegally took a mountain lion June 3, according to a report ...

A new master plan submitted by Copper Mountain Resort aims to expand ski ... to “appeal to expert skiers and include the new highest lift in North America,” according to the master plan.

Non-profit and municipality owned, it looks out to Mount Elbert, the state's highest mountain at 4,399m (14,433ft). More than that, the landscape has the emptiness that purists seek away from the ...