Overview

• State officials said volunteers recovered one skier's remains Friday in the West Fork of Twentymile River slide area near Girdwood.
• The body was found in a log jam beneath the avalanche path and was taken to the State Medical Examiner for identification, with the name not yet released.
• The three men were identified as David Linder, 39, Charles Eppard, 39, and Jeremy Leif, 38; two remain missing.
• Hazardous conditions and estimated burial depths of 40 to 100 feet prevented recovery teams from safely entering the steep terrain for months after the March 4 slide.
• Alaska Mountain Rescue Group and the Girdwood Volunteer Fire Department say additional air and ground operations are planned as conditions permit.