Simon Fraser University – Avalanche Canada is conducting a survey to determine how to improve avalanche bulletins. Alaska has remained one of the top states in the nation for avalanche injuries and fatalities. We want to be effective in sharing information and helping backcountry travelers assess avalanche conditions and terrain. We need your help to make […]
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Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly winter fun report thanks to Kendall Toyota and Q99.7. Early spring has the mountains shedding. This weekend it looks like our long stretch of sun is about to give way to a mix of rain and snow. Forecasters are predicting cooler night […]
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Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly trails report thanks to Kendall Toyota of Anchorage and Classic Country 100.9. Sunshine and warm temperatures have returned and are expected to continue through the weekend. Forecasters and observations from across the state caution riders to beware of a highly moisture saturated snowpack […]
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AAIC Snow Report 3.21.19 Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly Snowrider’s report thanks to Kendall Toyota and Classic Country 100.9. Spring conditions have arrived with mixed rain and snow in the forecast. Many reports of large natural avalanches have been observed in almost every region of the state. New […]
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Gareth Brown, along with his wife and new baby, live in a small rural community about 40 miles from Valdez, Alaska. Brown grew up in the snow and found his passion in playing and studying the myriad snowflakes that blanket the mountains in the winter. “I really enjoy getting into the snow to recreate, but […]
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Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly Snow Riders report thanks to Kendall Toyota of Anchorage and Classic Country Legends 100.9. Watch for warmer temperatures with periods of snow and rain this weekend across south central Alaska. Wind slab avalanches have been observed this week in Hatcher Pass. Forecasters […]
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Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly winter fun report thanks to ABC Motorhomes and Country Legends. Warm temperatures and sunny days are helping to consolidate the snowpack across south central. This weekend look for mild temperatures and more new snow. Forecasters have noted increased strength in the snowpack, […]
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Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center is here with your weekly snow report thanks to Kendall Toyota of Anchorage and Country Legends. Snowmachine trails throughout southcentral are open, check the Mat Su Borough Trails and Alaska State Parks websites for the latest updates on closures and grooming. Forecasters across the state have […]
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For more than ten years Jed Workman and Allie Barker have been chasing snow on Hatcher Pass. Now thanks to support from the City of Palmer, Mat Su Parks and Trails, the Fishhook Community Council, BP Employees Foundation and dozens of individual donors, they are now able to produce a weekly professional forecast along with […]
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Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly snow report thanks to Kendall Toyota of Anchorage and Classic Country 100.9. It’s Iron Dog race week. The free Donlin Gold Safety Expo is set for Friday from 1 to 8 pm at the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla. Come meet the racers […]
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AAIC Snow Report 2.7.19 Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly snow report thanks to AARP Alaska and Q997. It’s been a wild week with lots of new snow falling across Southcentral. Forecasters warn that avalanche hazard has been rising to considerable at upper elevations, and ‘scary’ moderate on […]
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Hey snow lovers! The Alaska Avalanche Information Center here with your weekly snow report thanks to Kendall Toyota of Anchorage and Q997. This week temperatures rose to near freezing in the interior and above freezing in coastal areas across the state. Expect the sun and cold to return this weekend. Snow conditions along the Parks […]
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