Announcements

Avalanche Rescue Workshop

Saturday, December 14th - 12PM-3PM 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. 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 an unstable snowpack. Learn about opportunities and...

“Calm Beneath Castles” Movie Premiere

Thursday November 14th – 7PM Glenn Massay Theater Tickets Available Here! - $20 Presale, $25 at the door Presented by ROSSIGNOL and Team Gimp Squad Promotion, this movie event will be the kickoff fundraiser for the Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center. Learn more about HPAC while we raise money for snow safety! There will also be great raffle prizes. Calm Beneath Castles is an awe-inspiring ski movie that delves into the heart, soul, and mind of skiers driven by an insatiable...

Website and Observations Platform Updates

New Web Design We recently implemented the National Avalanche Center (NAC) web platform for our forecast and observations pages. The forecast products will continue to have all of the features we have used in the past -  Danger Rating, Bottom Line, Problem Type, Problem Rose, Size, Likelihood, etc. The Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center has also made this platform transition, and we're happy that our users who access both locations will continue to see the same design and functionality...

Web Cam Maintenance Day

Maintenance Day! We realigned the Lodge Cam @hatcherpasslodge today, planted the snow stake, and knocked the ice off the Marmot Cam. Hatch Peak cam is still iced, plan is to get up there in the next couple days and knock it off. If you appreciate these efforts…. SPONSOR A WEBCAM HPAC helps manage 3 webcams and 2 weather stations in Hatcher Pass. These resources are vital in providing data to the forecasters and general public. See link in bio to...

Meet the Forecasters & HPAC Beer Release Party

Monday, April 1 at 6:00PM Bearpaw River Brewing Company TAPROOM – 4605 E Palmer-Wasilla Hwy, Wasilla, AK 99654 Meet the HPAC Forecasters as they discuss the State of the Snowpack. Celebrate the release of the third annual HPAC limited IPA brewed by Bearpaw River Brewing Company. Join us at the Taproom on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway!