A 16-year-old boy was killed after triggering an avalanche in Alaska. The body of Tucker Challan was found buried 10 feet beneath the snow in Turnagain Pass after a group was riding on the ...

Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year ... a weak layer is located about 3 feet (0.91 meters) beneath the snow surface, with newer snow falling on top of the weak layer.

A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna was ...