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Cabin Fever Reliever featuring The Super Saturated Sugar Strings!
Saturday, February 7th, 6:00-10:00 PM Palmer Senior Center Join us Saturday, February 7th for our annual fundraiser at the Senior Center in Palmer! The event will include live music from local favorites The Super Saturated Sugar Strings, an incredible charcuterie spread by Rabbit Rabbit Catering, local craft beverages, and door prizes. Kids 13 and younger are free with a ticketed adult. Help us pack the house for avalanche safety in support of your local avalanche center! We're so excited to...
January State of the Snowpack
Wednesday, January 14th, 6:00 PM Blue & Gold Board Shop - Wasilla Join the HPAC forecasters as they discuss the current State of the Snowpack and relevant avalanche safety topics informed by current conditions. Adam, Mountain Manager at Skeetawk, will be our guest speaker sharing current and planned developments on the hill.
Pick.Click.Give for HPAC!
Choose avalanche safety when you file for your 2026 PFD! Applications are open TODAY, January 1, through March 31. Choose Pick.Click.Give and look for “Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center” when you file.
Winter Raffle!
📣 Announcing this year's HPAC Winter Raffle! Tickets are now available for online purchase at the links below, and in person at all HPAC events. Click to Purchase a Single Ticket Click to Purchase a 3-Pack Enter for a chance to win: - two Alaska Airlines roundtrip tickets, "anywhere we fly" - a guided heli ski day with Chugach Powder Guides - new skis from Alaska Mountaineering & Hiking - a two-night stay at Hatcher Pass Lodge The details: -...
Avalanche Rescue Workshop
Saturday, December 13th, 12:00-3:00 PM Hatcher Pass – Fishhook (Marmot) Lot All skill levels and modes of transportation welcome! This is a community oriented rescue-focused clinic for winter backcountry travelers. Open to all and free to attend. Practice companion rescue (bring your gear, limited supply of loaner gear will be available). Learn the basics if you have never done rescue. Refine skills if you are intermediate-advanced. Advanced clinics (multiple burials, deep burial considerations) available on request. Review warning signs of...

Current Weather

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Overnight

Overnight: Snow likely, mainly before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Low: 28 °F		 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
High: 34 °F		 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 29. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the evening.
Low: 29 °F		 M.L.King
Day
M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
High: 34 °F		 Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 5 mph.
Low: 28 °F		 Tuesday

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
High: 31 °F		 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Low: 24 °F		 Wednesday

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 27.
High: 27 °F		 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.
Low: 22 °F
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