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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Join the NASA Citizen Science coordinators and the Valdez Avalanche Center in Thompson Pass to find out! There will be an apres-ski barbeque following the event to close out the season. For more information about the NASA community snow observation project and how you can be involved visit www.nasacso.org
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Join the Alaska Avalanche Information Center Friday, April 14th starting at 7 pm at the Tsaina Lodge in Thompson Pass for a fun night to celebrate the season and support the AAIC Valdez Avalanche Center. Live Music, silent auction for amazing prizes, food, fun, friends! Hope to see you there!
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The Hatcher Pass Alpine Ski Xperience group is hosting a FREE family fun day at Mile 10.6 Hatcher Pass Road. Saturday, April 15 from 12 – 5 pm. Come celebrate spring. Learn more at facebook.com/skihatcherpass
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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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Join the AAIC team at Arctic Man 2017 to get the latest snow forecast, observations and education training opportunities. The crew is prepared with great gear demonstrations, discount gear available for purchase and a chance to win prizes. You’ll find the AAIC camp located near the main tent. Stop in and say Hi! Learn more […]
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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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On a bitter cold Sunday morning, December 4, 2016, dozens of families, friends, high school and college students and others turned out at The Anchorage Sports Dome to honor the memory of Erik Peterson, their much-loved teacher, coach, and friend who was killed in an avalanche on December 6, 2014. This event is a fundraiser […]
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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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Join instructors from the Alaska Avalanche Information Center for a special AIARE Level 1 training at Black Rapids, March 6-8, 2017. A few spots are still available so sign up today! Learn more or register here
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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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