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Observations
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Forecast Center Observation

Date | 2021-04-15 |
Location | Valdez |
Observer | Gareth Brown |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
4/15 Cracked Ice up to 6200'- W-N aspects, Overcast becoming partly cloudy. occasional snow. Collapsing: No Shooting cracks: No Avalanches: Small wet loose activity on steep low elevation slopes. Found 15 cms of moist new snow atop a pencil hard wind board below 3000' . At 5000' found 60 cms of moist/dry storm snow that…

Date | 2021-04-07 |
Location | Valdez |
Observer | Rick |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
Hardslab windslab avalanche triggered by first person down slope off on NW aspect just below the the north ridge of Little Matterhorn. HS-ARu-R2.5-D2

Date | 2021-04-01 |
Location | Valdez |
Observer | Gareth Brown |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
4/1- Iguana Backs up to 4500'/ W-N aspects/ Partly Cloudy. Collapsing: No Shooting Cracks: No Avalanches: Yes. Saw a natural hard slab avalanche on a west aspect halfway up an apron (4000')/~38° slope/ 100 meters wide ran 200' vertical to a flat bench. Crown ranged from 50-100 cms, and failed on 1-2mm near surface facets.…
Valdez Avalanche Center
Support the education and sharing of avalanche information for mountains surrounding the Port of Valdez to Milepost 65 on the Richardson Highway. Our membership keeps the mission going. Join as a Valdez Avalanche Center member today, or donate directly.
The Valdez Avalanche Center has been providing safety information in the Chugach Mountains surrounding Valdez since 2006. It began as a radio interview discussing snow and avalanche conditions. Locals asked for information they could make plans with. Forecasts are currently issued Friday through Sunday with special alerts for significant weather or avalanche events. Information contained in the forecasts is intended to be used as a tool in conjunction with your personal backcountry hazard evaluation.
Public observations are encouraged and aid the accuracy of the avalanche forecasts in our data-sparse region.
Valdez Avalanche Forecasters
Forecaster with the Valdez Avalanche Center

Forecaster with the Valdez Avalanche Center

Sarah Carter: Forecaster/Instructor/Valdez Avalanche Center Director5
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Sarah loves SNOW! She forecasts for VAC. She also teaches avalanche classes with the Alaska Avalanche Information Center, Prince William Sound College, Backcountry Babes, and UAA.
Kyle Sobek: Instructor/Forecaster
Kyle rides every moment he gets. Kyle is now a Kenny Lake resident and calls Alaska home. He seeks out every opportunity to learn about snow and mountain riding. Kyle instructs avalanche courses and forecasts part-time for Valdez Avalanche Center.
Sean Wisner: Rescue Coordinator
Ben Stolen: Observer
Gareth Brown: Observer
Josh McDonald: Observer
Dr. John Cullen, M.D.: Advisory Board Member and Medical Advisor