News

No snow down low, but it is slowly getting deeper up high!

Keep doing your snow dances!! Although there is little snow at the Turnagain Pass road elevation, it has been snowing quite a bit in the upper elevations! Make sure to check the daily advisory if you are headed out in search of the white stuff.

Upcoming Events: Avalanche Rescue, Free Snowpack Talk and more

Check out our Calendar tab above for upcoming events!! A wide range of events are on tap, from our final Fireside Chat on Snowpack and Weather, Free Avalanche Rescue workshops on Turnagain Pass and more. Even though the snowpack is thin at the lower elevations, we are still moving ahead with our hands-on Avalanche Rescue Workshops.

Heightened Avalanche Conditions expected for Christmas Week

As Christmas Break and the Holiday Season begin, stay tuned to the avalanche conditions on the daily advisory! We had one very close call with a skier buried in an avalanche on December 17th (skier is uninjured). This was due to an unstable snowpack. Unfortunately, the nature of this particular instability is expected to persist into the Holidays. More details on the advisory page.

Advisories issued 5 days a week until Christmas week

We will be issuing advisories 5 days a week (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday) until Christmas week when we will begin with 7 day a week advisories. Keep doing your snow dance!!

F-CNFAIC Annual Fundraiser is coming up!

Join F-CNFAIC for our 6th Annual Fundraiser featuring Luc Mehl! Friends of Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center present Luc Mehl's "Lust, Loss, and Things to Look At." Local adventurer Luc Mehl has completed 4000 miles of human-powered traverses, including North America's three tallest mountains: Denali, Logan (Yakutat to McCarhty, 370 miles, 30 days), and Orizaba, Join us as Luc examines finding the balance of challenge, reward, and risk in Alaska's backcountry. All proceeds go directly to supporting the Chugach National Forest...