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Alaska snowstorm strands 5 on North America’s tallest peak by Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press Posted Apr 5, 2021 5:04 pm EDT Last Updated Apr 5, 2021 at 5:14 pm EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Five people had to ski through a heavy Alaska snowstorm to a mountain chalet after abandoning their airplanes on a glacier on North America’s tallest peak, where they were stranded for the weekend, officials said Monday. The five landed Friday in three separate small airplanes — a Cessna 180 and two Piper PA18s — on Ruth Glacier on Denali, said Maureen Gualtieri, a spokesperson for Denali National...

Five people had to ski through a heavy Alaska snowstorm to a mountain chalet after abandoning their airplanes on a glacier on North America’s tallest peak.

Five people had to ski through a heavy Alaska snowstorm to a mountain chalet after abandoning their airplanes on a glacier on North America's tallest peak, where they were stranded for the weekend.

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Text size The world's most in-demand ski resorts have always faced their share of complications, namely challenging geographic barriers and inconsistent weather patterns. (Imagine facing the disappointment of international guests who, after spending five figures on non-refundable reservations, arrive to encounter suboptimal ski conditions or closed roadways.)  Now, in the age of Covid-19, notable ski resorts are bracing for an exceptionally uncertain ski season, given the ever-changing restrictions and circumstances. Most notably, scores of Europe’s leading luxury ski resorts remain ...