Turnagain Pass Archives
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 Wind Slabs
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE above 2500′. Today’s weather is calm, but with last night’s moderate easterly winds you may be able to trigger an avalanche on steep, wind-loaded slopes today. If [Read More] | ||
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Wind Slabs
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE above 1000′ today. Cold and dry weather starting yesterday morning is giving the snowpack time to adjust after 2-3′ of new snow this week. We recommend assessing [Read More] | ||
 Storm Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE at elevations above 1,000′. Today is the first day after a storm and the most likely time for people to trigger avalanches. These types of [Read More] | ||
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Storm Slabs
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The avalanche danger will remain HIGH at the upper elevations (above treeline, ~2,500′) and CONSIDERABLE below due to continued snowfall. New snow avalanches around 1-2 feet deep are expected to occur [Read More] | ||
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Storm Slabs
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The avalanche danger will quickly rise to HIGH as a strong storm hits today. Strong winds and a foot or more of new snow will make very dangerous avalanche conditions. It will [Read More] | ||
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Wind Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 1000′ today. Strong winds will make it easy for a person to trigger a wind slab avalanche around a foot deep, with the odds of [Read More] | ||
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Wind Slabs
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 Wet Loose
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Today’s avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2500′. Strong winds will form wind slabs that could cause natural or human triggered avalanches 1-2′ deep. We have little information about the alpine snowpack over [Read More] | ||
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Wet Loose
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2500′. We have very limited information from the alpine due to a series of warm, wet storms impacting the forecast area this week. Human [Read More] | ||
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Wet Loose
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Wind Slabs
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The avalanche danger remains CONSIDERABLE today. Warm and wet weather continues, making wet loose avalanches likely at and below treeline, with wind slab avalanches likely at higher elevations. Be careful with your [Read More] | ||
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Wet Loose
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Wind Slabs
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The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE at all elevations. Warm stormy weather is bringing rain up to 3,000′ in places and creating wet snow avalanche concerns for the mountains. Along the [Read More] | ||
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Wet Loose
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 Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE at all elevations. Due to the warm weather and rain, wet snow avalanches will be possible to trigger on slopes from sea level up to [Read More] | ||
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Wind Slabs
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Persistent Slabs
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Today’s avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 2500′. Precipitation and strong winds starting this morning will increase the likelihood of natural and human triggered avalanches. Wind slabs 1-2′ deep along ridgelines [Read More] | ||
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger is MODERATE above 1000′. A slow pattern shift is underway, but the weather should remain quiet during the day today and our main concern is the lingering possibility of [Read More] | ||
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Persistent Slabs
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The avalanche danger remains MODERATE above 1000′ today. There is a lingering chance of triggering a large avalanche failing near the ground on weak snow buried around 3-4′ deep, and the odds [Read More] | ||
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Persistent Slabs
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Wind Slabs
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The avalanche danger remains MODERATE above 1000′. Large human triggered avalanches are still possible at the high elevations, above 3000′. These could be 3-4′ deep and releasing near the ground. [Read More] | ||
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Persistent Slabs
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Wind Slabs
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Today’s avalanche danger is MODERATE above 1000′. Above 3000′, there’s a risk of triggering a large avalanche up to 3-4′ deep on a persistent weak layer near the ground. Additionally, [Read More] | ||
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November 15 UPDATE Wind and snow return to Southcentral 24 hour predicted snow totals through tomorrow morning. Graphic courtesy of NWS Anchorage, 11.15.2023 We’re looking at another round of active [Read More] | ||
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November 13 UPDATE Active weather this week This morning’s storm is expected to favor Anchorage and Girdwood over Turnagain Pass and the eastern Kenai. Heavy snowfall will be immediately followed [Read More] | ||
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November 12 UPDATE DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS above 3,000′ A large avalanche was triggered by a skier (second skier on slope) at 4,000′ in elevation on Goldpan at Turnagain Pass on [Read More] | ||
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November 7 UPDATE Avalanche Danger is Expected to Rise The first potent winter storm of 2023/24 looks to hit Wednesday, Nov 8th. HEADS UP! Large avalanches should begin to release [Read More] | ||
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Fall 2023 has arrived Today, September 23rd, officially marks the first day of fall and with that we’d like to announce some upcoming events and early season avalanche reminders. See [Read More] | ||
 Spring Conditions
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Things are slowly warming up as we continue this gradual transition into spring. We received another 2-4″ of dense snow this week near Girdwood and Turnagain Pass, which wasn’t really [Read More] | ||
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We are in the midst of a slow transition into a warm, wet, springtime snowpack. Over the past few days we have noticed supportable crusts on all aspects, including up [Read More] | ||
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Persistent Slabs
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Wet Loose
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The avalanche danger will start out MODERATE and rise to CONSIDERABLE above 2500′ as strong winds pick up this afternoon. On northerly aspects there is a buried weak layer of facets about 1-2′ [Read More] |
Below are archived forecasts for the past 5 seasons with the highest danger rating and Avalanche Problem 1 displayed in the chart. Click on a table cell to read the forecast for that day. Alternatively you can view this page for 10 seasons of data plus embedded observations from that day.