A radio station owner and his two friends were killed after heli-skiing onto a rugged Alaskan mountain and getting trapped in a massive avalanche on Tuesday.

Dangerous avalanche conditions in the area persist, stalling recovery efforts and prompting warnings from forecasters.

Charlie Eppard, originally from Mankato, and Jeremy Leif are two of the three skiers who went missing following an avalanche near a ski resort in Alaska.

Three people are feared to be dead after being buried by a large avalanche while on a guided heli-skiing trip near Girdwood, Alaska, authorities said. (Dreamstime) Three skiers identified Thursday as feared killed in an Alaskan avalanche had Minnesota connections.

Jeremy Leif and two friends were buried beneath at least 40 feet of snow in a Tuesday avalanche near the resort town of Girdwood.

The three men killed Tuesday by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood came together in Alaska after meeting years ago in Minnesota.

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Three men with Minnesota ties are among the missing and feared dead after an avalanche in Girdwood, Alaska, last Tuesday.