Resources
General Avalanche Information
Education
- Avalanche.org: National governing body
- Alaska Avalanche School
- Alaska Guide Collective
- Know Before You Go: Online learning tools
- Avalanche Danger Scale: Video tutorial
- Avalanche Problem Descriptions: Detailed descriptions for the icons we use in forecasts.
- SnowPilot snow pit software
- Southcentral Alaska Avalanche Workshop: Regional avalanche workshop
Avalanche Forecasts outside Chugach National Forest
Resources
- Mountainweather.com Alaska page
- Current North America Avalanche Accidents
- Alaska Search and Rescue Association
- Alaska Mountain Rescue Group
- Alaska Search and Rescue Dogs
- Alaska Avalanche Information Center
- American Avalanche Association
- Canadian Avalanche Association
CNFAIC Annual Reports
- 2021 – 2022 Annual Report
- 2020 – 2021 Annual Report
- 2019 – 2020 Annual Report
- 2018 – 2019 Annual Report
- 2017 – 2018 Annual Report
- 2016 – 2017 Annual Report
- 2015 – 2016 Annual Report
- 2014 – 2015 Annual Report
- 2013 – 2014 Annual Report
- 2012 – 2013 Annual Report
- 2011 – 2012 Annual Report
- 2010 – 2011 Annual Report
Further Reading
- Seward Highway Avalanche Atlas: Downloadable pdf with maps, from the state of Alaska.
- Investigating Avalanche Release in Relation to Loading Events and Snow Climate in Turnagain Pass, Alaska: Research paper by Nikki Champion and Heather Thamm.
- Southcentral Alaska’s Crack Problem: A 2015/16 Glide Avalanche Study: ISSW 2016 paper by CNFAIC, Alyeska Snow Safety and Alaska DOT.
- Historical look at avalanche fatalities in Denali National Park: ISSW 2012 paper by Kevin Wright and Tucker Chenoweth. This paper offers insights into the mechanisms and frequency that climbers in the Alaska range are killed by avalanches. Good reading if you are planning a climbing or ski trip to the big mountains of Alaska.
- Investigating the Snow Climate of Turnagain Pass: ISSW 2012 paper by Wendy Wagner.
- The Alaska Factor: This chapter from Joe Stock’s guidebook to our region covers specific avalanche problems that may be uncommon outside our region.
- Snow, Weather, and Avalanches – Observational Guidelines for Avalanche Programs in the United States: Confused about all the detailed vernacular? This publication from the American Avalanche Association is the official key to all avalanche observation criteria. The SWAG manual is a required handbook for a level 2 avalanche course.
- Avalanche Climatology of Alyeska Alaska: This paper by Cary Mock researches the climate characteristics of Alyeska resort based on 20 years of weather data. Climate conditions most closely resemble Alta, Utah and Mount Hood, Oregon when compared to other ski areas in North America.
