News
Wed, January 15, 2020
Crow Pass Avalanche; non-fatal incident
The final report from the Crow Pass avalanche on Friday, January 10th has been posted to our accidents and near misses page. Thank you to the group for sharing their story and we are very thankful for the positive outcome! https://www.cnfaic.org/accidents/crow-pass-trail/Wed, December 11, 2019
Staff changes at CNFAIC – our best wishes to Heather Thamm and welcome Ryan Van Luit!!
Some of you may have noticed there have been some staffing changes here at the avalanche center: After five wonderful years, the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center is sad to see Heather Thamm move on. During her tenure, she shared her diverse skill set and thoughtful perspective. In addition to her competent forecasting and being a wonderful field partner, Heather grew the center's workplace safety protocol by creating and implementing a formal field day debriefing process. While mentoring an intern, she put...Tue, November 05, 2019
What? A new website!?
That's right! You may have noticed there's a fresh new look and features on the CNFAIC website. Even more exciting is how easy and mobile friendly it is. We have been working to kick off winter 19/20 with this big web 'revamp' and we're very proud to show it off! What's new? WEATHER STATION MAP! See where each station is located and click for a quick look at the hourly data. WEATHER Page find the popular 'weather station list' for...Tue, October 01, 2019
Southcentral Alaska Avalanche Workshop scheduled for Nov 8th, 2019
Mark your calendars for Friday, November 8th! The 7th Annual SAAW (Southcentral Alaska Avalanche Workshop) will be again starting off our winter season. Guest speakers will include Ken Wylie from Canada and Jamie Yount from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Details found at the workshop website: akavalancheworkshop.org.Thu, August 15, 2019