Submit Observation | Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center

Contact, Location & General Observations

Enter your contact information and a location for this observation. Note that you can submit anonymously, however if you would like to share your name with staff, but not the public, select No for "May we include your name in your observation"

Observation date and time

First name

Last name

E-mail (will be kept private)

Phone (will be kept private)

May we include your name in your observation?

Yes

Specific location name

Example: Tincan Trees, Cornbiscuit Couloir #3

Choose a region

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Drag the marker to the observation area

Route and other general observations

Avalanche Details

If this is an avalanche observation, click yes below and fill in the form as best as you can. If people were involved, please provide details.

Did you see or trigger an avalanche?

Yes

Trigger

Remote Trigger

Weak Layer

Avalanche Type

Aspect

Elevation

Slope Angle

Crown Depth

Width

Vertical Run

Avalanche Details

Events of the day, additional avalanche events.

People involved?

Yes

Number Caught/Carried?

Number Partially Buried?

Number Fully Buried?

Number Injured?

Number Fatalities?

Events of the day

Scenario? Decision making? Note - please record avalanche details above.

Rescue events

Please provide any notes that you think may help others.

Red Flags

Red flags are simple visual clues that are a sign of potential avalanche danger. Please record any sign of red flags below.

Did you observe any red flags?

No - no signs of instability.

Yes - signs of instability.

Recent Avalanches?

Yes

Collapsing (Whumphing)?

Yes

Cracking (Shooting cracks)?

Yes

Obvious signs of instability

Weather & Snow Characteristics

Please provide details to help us determine the weather and snowpack during the time this observation took place.

Weather

New snow? Wind? Temperature?

Snow surface

New Snow? Settled powder? Wet? Melt-freeze crust? Wind crust?

Snowpack

Snow pit information? Formal and/or informal stability tests?

Photos & Video

Please upload photos below. Maximum of 5 megabytes per image. Click here for help on resizing images. If you are having trouble uploading please email images separately to staff.

Images Add more images

Maximum of 10 images, maximum of 8 megabytes per image

URL for Youtube page. Be sure to include "http://".