Chugach Avalanche Center

Avalanche Forecast

Turnagain Pass
Issued Mon, May 8th, 2023
A current avalanche forecast has not been issued.

ARCHIVED FORECAST - All forecasts expire after 24 hours from the posting date/time.

Recent Observations

Date	Region	Location
05/22/23	Turnagain	Avalanche: Tincan
05/17/23	Summit	Avalanche: Summit Lake and Moose Pass
05/13/23	Hatcher Pass	Avalanche/People Involved: Eldorado
05/13/23	Hatcher Pass	Avalanche: Road system, around mile 14
05/12/23	Portage / Placer	Observation: Byron Glacier and Pyramid Pk
05/12/23	Other Regions	Avalanche: Whittier/ Blackstone Bay
05/12/23	Turnagain	Avalanche: Tincan, Sunburst, Magnum, Cornbiscuit
05/10/23	Portage / Placer	Observation: Portage Valley area – avalanche cycle
05/07/23	Turnagain	Observation: Tincan – Bear Tracks

News

Fri, April 21, 2023

The Avalanche Center in HIRING!

Big changes are on the horizon for the Chugach NF Avalanche Center. Up to two new avalanche specialists are being hired to assist with avalanche forecasting and outreach for the Kenai Peninsula as well as one avalanche specialist/professional observer to be hired for the Anchorage Front Range (Chugach State Park). Exciting news! The Seward Ranger District has pushed hard to have two new forecasters added to the Chugach NF Avalanche Center staff. The goal is to better cover high use...

Thu, April 06, 2023

How are we doing?

We're looking for your input! We've made some changes to the forecast this year, and we are curious to hear how well it has worked for everybody. Specifically, you may have noticed we started using a new icon, the Problem Rose, to illustrate where a given avalanche problem is most likely to be found. We want to know if you all found this addition helpful. We're also interested in learning how and where people find their avalanche info. There is...

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