Parked at the end of the road nearest Lowell shoulder. Skinned across the creek and headed up the shoulder.  [ Read More ]

Observations from Seward to Portage via heli. Thinner coverage towards 4th of July Creek then increasing snow the further north traveled. Did not get a view of Lost Lake area. Numerous avalanches from 2k-5k on south, west and east aspects in the Placer /Skookum area. Some crowns appear to be the entire storm cycle snow  [ Read More ]

Salt water cruise from Whittier into Blackstone Bay.  [ Read More ]

We received these photos and details from a snowmachiner that triggered an avalanche near Whittier today. He was able to ride off the slab and was not caught or carried. The avalanche failed on a recently wind-loaded slope and was 2 inches to 3′ deep. It did not appear to involve any deeper weak layers.  [ Read More ]

A very large avalanche was triggered in the Palmer Creek drainage on Sunday, March 26th. The avalanche entrained an entire bowl and sent debris over the Palmer Ck road, well into the valley bottom. It was triggered by the first skier on the slope, near the top of the bowl. No one was caught. The  [ Read More ]