‘Local legend’ Valdez heli-ski guide killed by avalanche in Chugach Mountains
A splitboarder descends a slope on April 12, 2022, in the Chugach Mountains near Valdez.
The avalanche happened at about 5,800 feet on a northwest slope in the Pencil Glacier, according to a brief Two of the snowboarders were caught in the avalanche and one was partially buried, McDaniel said. They both sustained non-life-threatening injuries, but needed rescue from the mountain. The spring “shed cycle” is so active now that it’s challenging to track how old individual avalanches are because so many new ones are coming down each day, according to forecasters.
Several recent large wet slab avalanches reported throughout the Chugach are believed to be connected to a buried crust that formed around late October, she said. A warm storm system last week also weakened the snowpack because it added weight and heat. Summer hiking trails, like the Byron Glacier Trail and Crow Pass Trail, are susceptible to avalanches releasing from above even when the trails themselves appear to be clear, Wagner said. “It’s a big concern because we don’t want someone to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
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