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Avalanche Rescue Workshop at Turnagain Pass – FREE!!

Join CNFAIC forecasters on Sunday, December 20th for a 1.5 hour informal avalanche rescue workshop before hitting the hills!! WHEN:  Sunday, December 20th 11:00am-12:30pm WHERE:  Turnagain Pass (Motorized parking lot) – Look for the blue CNFAIC Avalanche trailer. Practice with your avalanche beacon, learn strategic shoveling techniques and meet local forecasters! Don’t forget to bring your rescue gear: avalanche beacon, shovel, probe. We will have extras to borrow as well. This workshop is open to everyone and anyone, novices and experts, that recreate in avalanche...

Fireside Chat #2 – Avalanche RESCUE – Dec 10th!!

Join us again this winter for our wildly popular Fireside Chat series! Forecasters will present a different topic each night ranging from Human Factors to snowpack and avalanche formation. Fireside chats will be held in Girdwood AND Anchorage! As always, these seminars will be fun, informative and free! Topic for Thursday Dec 10th (6:30-8:00pm):                    Avalanche Awareness: RESCUE. Presented by: Heather Thamm Venue: The Alaska Avalanche School (Anchorage) Note:  The rest of the Fireside...

Fade To Winter

Next Thursday - November 19 at 6:30 and 9pm we're hosting Fade To Winter - Match Stick Productions ski movie fundraiser for the Alaska Avalanche School and the Friends of the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center. Presented locally by Rossignol Skis. Come out for a run night! Get tickets here! MSP Films, the most highly decorated ski film company in the world, proudly introduces FADE TO WINTER, the latest in a long line of groundbreaking films from the production...

2015 Southcentral Alaska Avalanche Workshop

Although the 2014/15 season may be a wrap for the Avalanche Center and it is the midst of summer, remember to mark your calendars for the upcoming 2015 Southcentral Alaska Avalanche Workshop!! Check the workshop website: akavalancheworkshop.org in late summer for a schedule of speakers and registration.

We have closed up shop for the year – THANK YOU all for a wonderful season!!

The CNFAIC has wrapped up for the 2014/15 forecast season. This does not mean avalanche season is over. There is currently a lot of snow at the higher elevations that has yet to transition to a stable summer snowpack or melt out completely. Please see our springtime tips on the advisory page for more details regarding this spring's mountain travel.