On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 38-year-old Jeremy Leif of Minnesota was among three skiers caught in a massive avalanche while heli-skiing in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood, Alaska. The slide carved a 2,800-foot vertical path and is reported to have buried the three men under an estimated 40 to 100 feet of snow and debris. Guides used avalanche beacons to locate the general area, but conditions and the extraordinary depth of the slide made immediate recovery impossible and forced search teams to pull back because of continued avalanche risk.

In the months after the accident, recovery efforts proceeded as conditions allowed. Early in October, remains identified as David Linder were recovered from a log jam in the river below the avalanche site; in early November, remains later identified as Charles Eppard were recovered from the avalanche area. The search for Jeremy Leif continues, with authorities noting the remote, hazardous terrain complicates recovery operations. Does anyone have information about Jeremy’s whereabouts on March 4 or details that might assist the ongoing search?