Chugach Avalanche Center

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Tue, December 24, 2024

The avalanche forecast is free to the public—and always will be. But that doesn’t mean it’s free to produce. In fact, forecasts cost about $450 a day to produce. With around 160 forecasts in a typical season, that adds up to more than $70,000 every winter. The Friends of the Chugach Avalanche Center is the Forest Service’s non-profit cost-share partner. So while the Forest Service pays a lot of the avalanche center’s operating costs, the Friends group on the hook...

Wed, October 23, 2024

Big Changes for 2024/25!

As we gear up for the 2024/25 winter season, there are some major changes in store. First off, the addition of the Weekend Avalanche Outlook for Chugach State Park will continue. Look for those to start up near Thanksgiving. Second is really the meat of this year's growth... and that will be for our new forecast zones on the Chugach National Forest- the Summit Lake and Seward/Lost Lake areas. Beginning this winter, we will be issuing daily avalanche forecasts for...

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Upcoming Events

	February 27 @ 6:00 pm CNFAC Seward Forecaster Chat – State of the snowpack, how to interpret stability tests, mapping resources, and more. Join us for a free chat about the state of the snowpack, how to interpret stability tests, mapping resources, and more at the Breeze Inn Hotel, Mount Alice Room (located...
	February 26 @ 6:00 pm CNFAC Soldotna Forecaster Chat – State of the Snowpacks and Useful Backcountry Tips.Kenai River Brewing Co. Join us for a free discussion at the Kenai River Brewing Co. on Wednesday, February 26. CNFAC forecaster Daniel Krueger will introduce some sweet travel tips, as well as talk...

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