Alaska State Troopers report that they received notification of an avalanche with injuries just after 9 pm on Wednesday night. The call, coming from three sheep hunters, reported that they were in the Hunter Creek Valley on a sheep hunt when they got caught in an avalanche. Two of the hunters sustained injuries in the […]
Avalanche danger remains elevated throughout much of the state this weekend. Over the last several days there have been several close calls as well as an avalanche fatality in Alaska. If you are planning on recreating in the mountains or backcountry over the next several days, be sure to be prepared for the heightened avalanche […]
Troopers reported a fatality in an avalanche near the Matanuska Glacier that was called in at 2:11 pm on Saturday afternoon. AST report that the avalanche occurred near the glacier between Palmer and Glennallen. The victim, 40-year-old Erin Lee of Fairbanks, was skiing in the area at the time of the avalanche. She was picked […]
Late Monday afternoon, troopers, Palmer Fire & Rescue, Mat-Su EMS, Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center, Alaska Avalanche School, MATSAR, and Alaska Mountain Rescue Group responded to Palmer Fishhook Road in reference to a snowboarder caught in an avalanche. The incident ultimately claimed the victim’s life. Troopers report that the various agencies responded to mile 16 […]