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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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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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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Sean Sullivan will get your brain in the backcountry game. January 8 5:30pm The Flats Bistro For more information contact no******************@ya***.com
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