POSITION: AVALANCHE FORECASTER – VALDEZ, ALASKA DATE POSTED: 2017-09-10 CLOSING: 2017-10-1 CONTACT: [email protected] Organization: Alaska Avalanche Information Center/Valdez Avalanche Center Position: Avalanche Forecaster, Valdez, Alaska Forecast Area Job Type: Temporary Seasonal Nov.1-April 30 Compensation: $20-25/hour DOE See complete job description here.VAC Avalanche Forecaster job posting
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2016-17 Alaska Avalanche Information Center Season Summary This 2016-17 season Alaska returned to a more typical weather pattern which many long-time Alaskans are used to; cooler temperatures with snow to sea level, interspersed with dry, windy periods. Interior regions and the Kenai Peninsula were blanketed with more snow than average, while some coastal areas went […]
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Valdez Avalanche Center 2016-17 Season Summary Annual General Membership Meeting May 3, 2017 Valdez Library AV Room AAIC Report: AAIC supports five community avalanche centers. Expanded outreach includes partnerships with municipalities, local newspaper, public radio, Alaska Department of Public Safety, snowmachine clubs, and universities. Our educators taught community awareness classes as well as AIARE Level […]
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Avalanche Details Location: North Pole State: Alaska Date: 2017/04/01 Time: 1:30 PM (Estimated) Summary Description: 1 resident partially buried-critical, later died Primary Activity: Resident Primary Travel Mode: Foot Location Setting: Town/Settlement Number Caught: 1 Partially Buried, Non-Critical: 0 Partially Buried, Critical: 1 Fully Buried: 0 Injured: 0 Killed: 1 Avalanche Type: R Trigger: N – Natural Trigger (subcode): — Size – Relative to Path: — Size – Destructive Force: — Sliding Surface: — […]
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Our hearts and prayers are with the family and friends of the four-year old girl killed in an avalanche in North Pole on April 1st. Having been through a tragedy of my own, I can still only imagine the heartbreak this family is dealing with over the loss of this precious child. Roof avalanches are […]
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Salmon Berry Ski Hill Mile 5 Richardson Highway April 15, 2017 Find our event on Facebook. 10am Bring the kids out to SalmonBerry Ski hill for a morning of Easter fun. Families will learn and practice wilderness skills such as avalanche rescue, fire starting, first aid for hypothermia and shelter building. 11:30am They will join in […]
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March 18, 2017 9:30am MP 27 DOT Parking Lot Join us in collecting snowpack depth data. Travel on skis, snowshoes, or snowmachine. Find out more at the Fat Mermaid March 16 and 17th 5:30pm. Learn more at www.nasacso.org
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2018 VAC Information Kiosk – Look for the blue quonset tent in the ONE LOVE pullout southside of MP 29 (across from Alaska Snowboard Guides, Magpies on the Fly, and Tailgate). Plan your Thompson Pass adventures. Get your avalanche information, weather update, and map here. VAC staff will be around each morning 9-10am to answer […]
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February 18-20, 2017 Anchorage & Girdwood Register now. More information here. You and your female backcoutry partners will have fun learning skills together. Gain confidence. Gain competence. Get ouside and play!
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Preliminary report HERE Bryant Evans and Tyler Kloos were riding snowmobiles approximately two miles from the Cooper Landing trailhead when an avalanche occurred. Evans told troopers he witnessed the avalanche bury Kloos, who was wearing an avalanche beacon, according to the dispatch. “Evans located Kloos and dug him out,” troopers wrote. “Other people in the area assisted.” […]
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Do you ride in the backcountry? This training will help you plan and prepare as a ready rider.Classroom Session: 2 hours indoor, FREE January 25, 2017 6-8pm MTA Building Palmer 480 Commercial Drive Field Session: full day on-snow, $100 January 29, 2017 9:30am-4pm Eureka Lodge Register Here READY RIDERS have avalanche rescue gear and practice using it […]
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Many winter activities expose people to avalanche danger. This three day training for women helps you develop habits that will keep you and your backcountry partners alive. Plan and prepare for travel in avalanche terrain Recognize avalanche terrain Develop a personal framework for making decisions in avalanche terrain. Learn and apply effective companion rescue. The […]
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