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Sun, March 08, 2015
“The Unrideables: Alaska Range” Special Screening!
Barely a decade old, speedriding is a high-speed, high stakes mountain sport that fuses elements of skiing and parachute flight. This hybrid approach to the alpine gives its intrepid practitioners access to terrain that would otherwise be inaccessible. In The Unrideables: Alaska Range, one of the foremost experts on human flight, Jon DeVore, sets out with a team of elite aerial athletes to evolve the sport in North America’s most remote and demanding mountain environment. Join us for the Alaska...Sun, March 01, 2015
Thank you for making SNOWBALL 2015 was a success!
Our first Annual Snowball 2015 has come and gone. Thank you to the bands who provided great music, the local vendors who donated SWAG, The Taproot for a perfect gathering place, the volunteers for all your labor, and the attendees for making it worth it! We also want to thank our local avalanche forecasters and Alaska Avalanche School for giving us all a reason to celebrate, donate, educate and recreate safely in multiple venues at this time of year!! Now...Wed, February 04, 2015
2015 SNOWBALL – Save the Date !!
Iron those Carhartts, break out the sequins, and dust off the bolo…its Snowball time! Please join the Friends of the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center and Alaska Avalanche School at Taproot for an “Alaskan Formal” night at 7pm on February 27th. We’ve got Hot Club of Nunaka and Rabbit Creek Ramblers to tickle your ears, Taproot apps for your belly, and Midnight Sun brew for your mind. In addition to door prizes and swag for sale, we’ll also have...Wed, January 28, 2015
Free Awareness and Turnagain Snowpack Talk at REI, Tuesday Feb. 3rd!
Join CNFAIC forecaster John Fitzgerald for an evening of general avalanche awareness and a discussion on the state of the snowpack at Turnagain Pass! Curious how the snowpack has shaped up so far? What does this mean for a hopeful return to winter in February? Come join in on the discussion Tuesday evening and bring your burning questions. This event will be held at REI Anchorage from 6:00pm to 7:30pm and is FREE. Sign up on REI’s website HERE !!Sat, January 17, 2015