Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
Ski conditions are remarkably good after the biggest snow event in years caused trouble in Thompson Pass the past few days. With roads open I ventured up at first light this morning and left as the sun was peaking through revealing an amazing scene. For instance the entire north face of Little Odessey, including The Shadow are void of rocks […]
Read moreIssued 11-27/Noon. With avalanches still cascading off the high Chugach, warm temps and rain at lower elevations, HIGH avalanche conditions will continue through Saturday am when precip should stop and temps drop to the mid-20’s through Sunday. Avalanches continue to be active as of this advisory above 2000′ in the Pass and above 4000′ in Port Valdez. This event has […]
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HIGH AVALANCHE WARNING CONTINUES Issued 11-25-15/1500AKT Heavy precipitation will continue overnight into Friday morning across all elevation of the Valdez Chugach. Upper mountain area will continue to receive heavy snow. Today’s drive through of the Pass had poor visibility in Thompson Pass today with a foot of new snow blowing around. Some things to ponder is the DOT atmospheric meteogram. […]
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Revised 0900 11/24/15 (Issued 1100 11/23/15) HIGH AVALANCHE WARNING FOR VALDEZ CHUGACH Tuesday Noon through Thursday Evening. Based on current GFS models, a rapid warming is coming along with a huge amount of precipitation. 11 inches over the next seven(7) days based on the current model matrix. Even if it’s 25% less, it’s still enough to warrant a warning for […]
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Yep, used to use dial-up with one of the first small lap-top Apples and a program called AppleWorks back in the day at the Chalet. Today it’s a pocket camera with HD video, edited, uploaded to the Net and to the ski world for near daily reports on your laptops or palm-sized phone. It’s been a passion to not only […]
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The GFS model has been spot on since last Saturday with a snow event developing Thursday through Saturday. It looks like all snow at all elevations. Current model calls for 3.33 WE where it snows, which, above 2000′ will be considerable. Snow will pile up in Valdez. The peak snowfall rates will be Friday am followed by snow squalls and […]
Read moreFor you ice-climbers out there drooling at the freezing falls of Keystone, here’s some new age stoke from Iceland by SmugMug with some pretty amazing moves I’ve never seen. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79s5BD0301o#t=347[/youtube]
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