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Category Archives: Avalanches

Smudges on Mt. Roberts

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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Gastineau Peak and the top of Snowslide Creek after Avalanche Control Work

On the afternoon of Monday, April 13th, the Alaska State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities performed avalanche control work on Mt. Roberts above Thane Road using a 105-mm Howitzer located at the old Treadwell Mine site on Douglas Island. The [...]

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Snowslide Gulch

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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Snowslide Gulch at the eastern end of Last Chance Basin

Last Chance Basin is separated by a spur ridge of Mt. Roberts from downtown Juneau, Alaska. Gold Creek (looking upstream) is in the foreground and the north end of Gold Ridge on Mt. Roberts is at the upper right. The vertical distance from [...]

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Dirty Snowslides on the Slopes of Mt. Juneau

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

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Dirty snowslides on the lower slopes of the Last Chance Basin side of Mt. Juneau

Picture by David Kent, 9:09 a.m. ADT, April 10, 2007, © 2007

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Small Powder Avalanche on Mt. Juneau

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

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A Small Powder Avalanche on Mt. Juneau behind downtown Juneau

This avalanche is at the same location as the Mt. Juneau Avalanche on January 19, 1972
Picture by David Kent, 8:27 a.m. AST, November 16, 2006, © 2006

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