Avalanche Resources
For Southcentral Alaska
AGC Avalanche Links
Texts for this Course
Avalanche Forecasts
Chugach Avalanche Center — the site for Southcentral Alaska
Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center — forecasts and information
Avalanche.org — nation-wide avalanche information
Alaskasnow.org — links to Alaska regional avalanche info
Weather
Chugach Avalanche Center Weather — the weather site for Southcentral Alaska
FAA Aviation Weather Cameras — remote locations in Alaska
NWS Point Forecast — forecast for anywhere in Alaska
Mountain Weather — Jim Woodmency’s page
Windy — visuals
Avalanche Knowledge
Know Before You Go – avalanche awareness education
Avalanche Canada – tutorials
National Avalanche Center – tutorials
BCA Rescue videos — how-to videos
Beacon Reviews.com — all things beacons
The Avalanche Hour Podcast — interviews
Rescue at Cherry Bowl — rescue story and overview
Snow, Weather, and Avalanches — observation guidelines
The Avalanche Review – publication of the American Avalanche Association
Navigation
Gaia GPS app — the best for international navigators
OnX Backcountry — best for US backcountry skiers because it has the Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale layer for trip planning.
Some Good Articles
Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek — Pulitzer-awarded journalism on the human factor
A Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard, Statham et al, 2017 — This is the modern avalanche forecasting paper. It’s heavy, but worth a look.
