Denali National Park has confirmed that 29 year old Nicholas Vizzini of Washington state passed away in a soft slab avalanche incident on Mt. McKinley (formerly known as Denali) on June 10, 2025.

The 24-year-old Bulgarian man was driving on George Parks Highway "just south of the entrance to the Denali Park Road " at ...

Tim Rains National Park Service A 29-year-old skier from Washington died in an avalanche in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, making it the second death this season, officials said.

Nicholas Vizzini, 29, and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche while descending the West Buttress of Denali around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Park Service news release.

Nicholas Vizzini, a 29-year-old skier from Washington state, died on Mount McKinley, America's highest mountain, after triggering an avalanche while trying to descend its treacherous peak.

Jun. 11—A skier from Washington state was killed in an avalanche on Denali's West Buttress on Tuesday, according to a statement from Denali National Park and Preserve. The skier and his climbing ...

FILE – A view of one of the faces of North America’s tallest peak, then-named Mount McKinley, in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Aug. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File) ...

Skier caught in an avalanche is the second person to die this season on Alaska’s Mount McKinley by: The Associated Press Posted: Jun 12, 2025 / 10:30 AM MDT Updated: Jun 12, 2025 / 10:30 AM MDT ...