Picture of the Day – ‘Splitter In Moonlight
Spllitter : Josh McDonald/Feb 18, 2017
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Picture of the Day – Schoolbus
Valdez, AK February Climate Extremes
Weather records for Valdez go back to 1918 or 1903 depending on which month. There are gaps, but not much with only ten years missing including 2016. The soldiers at Fort Liscum no doubt kept excellent weather records at their post as that would have been a daily duty of the quartermaster crew or a cook. It has always been […]
Read moreTailgate Permit Comments – No Way to 3000 or 300.
January 18, 2017 To : Candice Snow – DNR From : Matt Kinney – Valdez Resident Subject : LAS 27925 – (Tailgate) I am opposed to this permit. Since Tailgate arrived on Thompson Pass, the concerns over land-use conflicts are secondary to the safety issues in allowing the event to exist at its current or future level of participation. Without […]
Read moreA Pit Exercise – Town – January 3, 2017
Interesting snowpack in town if viewed from various perspectives including side-view day and night. Good stable steeps above town in alder glades.
Read moreValdez, AK January Climate Extremes
We are well into our third consecutive winter in the City of Valdez without a major wind event (+60mph) or significant snowfall event (+20″/24hr). The current snowpack depth and seasonal snowfall totals are slightly above average. A couple things stick out when running the numbers on Valdez climate history for January. I am only using data from 1964 to 2015. […]
Read moreBook Review – The Alaska Factor 2
Alaskan Joe Stock obviously has a love affair with Thompson Pass where he spends a few months of the year being a backcountry ski guide. With his updated The Alaska Factor 2, a car full of skiers with skins will have no excuses if Valdez weather sucks. Backcountry skiing is the fastest growing segment of the world-wide ski industry and […]
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