Urban Avalanche Forecast
The Juneau Urban Avalanche Forecast is for the urban paths on the Gastineau Channel side of Mount Juneau. it is not valid for Thane Road or for the Juneau area backcountry.
Additional Information
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Understanding the Urban Avalanche Threat in Juneau -- Join us for a presenatation and discussion on April 4, 2007, 6:30 p.m. at Harborview School Library. Learn about the scope and history of Juneau's urban avalanche threat, what you can do to prepare, and what the City has done to prepare.
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Photos of past Juneau urban avalanches (pdf). These slides are part of a powerrpoint presentation on urban avalanches created by a ski patroller from Eaglecrest Ski Area.
- Photos of the 1962 avalanche on the Behrends path (22 MB) Note that the damage shown in these photos was caused by the powder blast that preceded the actual avalanche debris flow. Had the debris flow reached the houses, more damage would have occurred.
- Photos of avalanches that occured in Juneau in 1972 and 1985 (5 MB)
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