WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE 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 …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE 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 …
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WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE 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
WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE 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