AAIC News & Announcements
Support Your Avalanche Center
Avalanche safety and education are a preventative service. Often times the need for funding these operations is overshadowed by the lack of response to avalanche accidents and incidents. The reality however is often that those services are working. This... Read More
New Observation Platform
An upgraded observation platform from the National Avalanche Center is live for all AAIC regional avalanche centers at AlaskaSnow.org. The new system is easy to use and does a great job of visually displaying field observations, avalanches observed, and... Read More
Avalanche Awareness Month
November marks avalanche awareness month in Alaska. It is time to get excited about winter, but it is important to remember that enough snow to ride, is enough snow to slide. Early seasons avalanches can happen and often catch... Read More
2019-2021 Avalanche Accidents
Between May 2019 and October 2021, there have been 11 fatalities in Alaska. Click on the dates below to view more details on each incident. May 13, 2021 – Ruth Glacier, Denali National Park – Two climbers caught in serac fall. one killed. March 27, 2021 – Matanuska Glacier – One heliskier killed February 2, […]
Haines local killed in avalanche while snowboarding
Details of the Incident: A call to Haines Police was received at 12:44pm reporting an avalanche burial of a 34-year-old male. A companion rescue was performed and the victim was recovered in 7-8 minutes. CPR was performed on-site. He did not survive his injuries. Haines Search and Rescue, Police, Fire Department, and Alaska State Troopers […]
Anchorage man killed in avalanche on the Kenai Peninsula
An avalanche caught and buried a backcountry snowboarder. His two companions recovered him from under 6 feet of avalanche debris and performed CPR, but he did not survive. One companion returned to the trailhead where he had cell phone coverage and called authorities around 6:30 PM. Search and Rescue recovered the body at 8:15 PM […]