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The Western #Chugach Mountains of #ChugachStatePark in the South Fork Eagle River valley experienced a significant natural #avalanche cycle from the Friday-Monday #snow and blow. Today provided a brief respite (and we made the most of it binging on 12,000’ of #pow) from the powerful Gulf of #Alaska flow that will again impact the #mountains of Southcentral #AK the next few days. A special weather statement has been issued for 2’ of snow along the Seward Hwy corridor from #TurnagainPass to Moose Pass (with A LOT more in the alpine), and the mountains right around #Anchorage are expected to be blasted with extreme winds (potentially in excess of 75 mph). Natural avalanches are likely regionwide the next few days! Be mindful of overhead avalanche danger even if you’re on flat terrain in the lower elevations. Know how to identify potentially dangerous avalanche terrain and paths (this knowledge should be required for Alaskan school students, and is arguably more important for life in the #LastFrontier than upper level high school math). #OutdoorEducation #EnvironmentalEducation #Sustainability #Rewilding #PublicLands

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