Authorities say a skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America’s tallest peak, Mount McKinley in Alaska.

A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America's tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death ...

Nicholas Vizzini and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche high on the 20,310-foot peak while descending a slope, officials said.

Alex Chiu, 41, was ascending Mount McKinley's West Buttress climbing route with two others on Monday when he fell at a spot ...

Nicholas Vizzini, 29, and his climbing partner triggered the avalanche as they were descending a slope, the National Park ...

Alex Chiu died after he fell 3,000 feet from Alaska’s Mount McKinley. The 41-year-old man wasn’t wearing a rope during the ...

The incident is the second climbing death, but the first avalanche related, on Mt. McKinley/Denali this season. 41 year old ...

Both of McKinley's Battle's parents played college sports, but she chose a different path. The Rocky Mount tennis star is this week's winner of the Tom Suiter Extra Effort award.

The climbing season typically runs from early May to early July. There are about 500 climbers on Mount McKinley currently, the park said.