There have been reports of shingled roofs with snow/ice on them that are avalanching. These types of roofs are not mean to shed snow and this is creating a dangerous situation for areas below roofs that do not often see the snow slide off. This exact thing happened at our offices in Girdwood. With warm  [ Read More ]

Skied up and over max’s and down into Virgin Creek hoping to ski Big League. Weather was clear and warm with no wind. Obvious shedding on solar aspects. Various crusts below 2000 feet, then soft snow on N and WNW above that.  [ Read More ]

Quick tour up to 2100′ in Crow Creek to look at the potential reactivity at the new snow old snow interface.    [ Read More ]

We went for a low-angle sightseeing tour up Crow Creek to take a look at conditions and enjoy the sun. We toured up to 4900′ and dug a pit on a northwest slope at just under 3000′. We found a similar snowpack to what we’ve been looking at around the advisory area, with a shallower  [ Read More ]

A very large avalanche was triggered in the upper Winner Creek by a skier, remotely. This area is just northeast of Girdwood. The avalanche released after five skiers had successfully skied the slope earlier in the day. No one was caught. Avalanche occurred in the warm afternoon. We are very glad to hear everyone is  [ Read More ]