Video posted on Facebook. Crown line is in top left of path looking up from bottom. Smaller crown about 1/2 way down path. Powder cloud reached the Channel. Estimate crown depth 2 feet plus.  [ Read More ]

It looked to fall behind cope park. Possibly the 3rd or 4th chute from the “front” of MtJuneau.  [ Read More ]

With the low ambient temperatures, inquiring minds were looking for facet formation in the snowpack. At this elevation 40 cm is the total depth. Higher elevations measure much more snow, (up to 220 cm on Troy). A fragile layer 10 cm down broke easily, 3 taps, sluffing the stale powder and facets which would be  [ Read More ]

McGinnis via winter route. Sun. Dry pow. Hoots and hollers.  [ Read More ]

from Basin Road large avalanche came down snow slide gulch, maybe overnight or yesterday during the heat of the day.  [ Read More ]

Obs from Lemon Creek.  [ Read More ]

Walking along Basin Road towards Perseverance Trailhead. Approximately 100m from trailhead, heard avalanche to north from Mt. Juneau Ridge area. Could not see avalanche activity. Low visibility and fog may have been a factor or lack of direct line of sight to avalanche. Avalanche loud and readily audible for 10+ seconds with a quieter and  [ Read More ]

Took the winter route up to the summit of McGinnis today. The snow was very solid (thick crust meant no post-holing!) and showed no signs of current instability. The summit was crazy icy and there were runnels everywhere! No time for a pit today, but we saw several recent wet-loose avalanches on the SE aspect,  [ Read More ]

Viewed from Savikko Park and Treadwell, Douglas Island. Multiple avalanches and fractures are visible between the vegetation line and the peak of Mount Roberts, with ~SW aspect, including a fairly large slab that broke off just below the SSE ridgeline and with evidence of resulting avalanche activity down to the top of the vegetation line.  [ Read More ]

Dug a pit at the cross on Gastineau to a depth of 1m from surface. Elevation: 2,000′, Aspect: 260°, Dip: 20°.  [ Read More ]