Turnagain Pass

[900RMK_AK]

Was going to ride Placer today but it looked wind blown and miserably windy as we drove by so headed to Turny instead. What a day! It was sunny, clear, no wind, and fresh powder! Couldn't have asked for a better day. Here's a few pics from today.

 

[buck49]

heres a quick video from saturday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfo1wQtuoL0

 

[nuckinfuts]

Akz125-090100-
Western Prince William Sound-
Including...whittier...seward...girdwood...moose Pass
500 Am Ast Fri Feb 8 2008
.today...mostly Sunny In The Morning Then Becoming Partly Cloudy.
Highs In The Upper Teens To Mid 20s Except Zero To 10 Above Inland.
Whittier And Seward...west To North Winds 10 To 20 Mph. Gusts 30 To
40 Mph This Morning. Elsewhere...variable Winds 5 To 15 Mph.
.tonight...partly Cloudy. A Slight Chance Of Snow Showers Along The
South Coast. Lows 5 To 15 Above Except 10 To 20 Below Inland. North
To East Winds 10 To 20 Mph...gusts To 30 Mph Near Seward. Winds West
15 Mph Near Whittier.
.saturday...mostly Sunny. Highs In The Upper Teens To Mid 20s
Except 5 To 15 Above Inland. North To West Winds 10 To 20 Mph. Gusts
To 35 Mph Near Seward And Whittier.
.saturday Night...mostly Clear. Lows 5 To 15 Above Except 10 To
20 Below Inland. North To West Winds 10 To 20 Mph. Gusts To 35 Mph
Near Seward And Whittier.
.sunday...mostly Sunny In The Morning Then Becoming Partly
Cloudy. Highs In The Upper Teens To Mid 20s Except 5 To 15 Above
Inland. North Wind 10 To 15 Mph.
.sunday Night...partly Cloudy. Lows In The Mid Teens To Lower
20s.
.monday...mostly Cloudy. Highs In The Mid 20s To Lower 30s.
.monday Night...cloudy With A Chance Of Snow. Lows In The Upper
Teens To Mid 20s.
.tuesday...mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Snow. Highs In The
Upper 20s To Mid 30s.
.tuesday Night Through Thursday...cloudy With A Chance Of Snow.
Lows In The Upper Teens To Mid 20s. Highs In The Upper 20s To Mid
30s.

 

[AkHockey10]

I sure hope that is snow weather!

No, reports on the conditions down that way, eh?

 

[AK800VE]

any new reports?

 

[AK800VE]

Anyone??

 

[LURKIN1]

Anyone??

Puff, Yeti and IQ are there now. I'm sure they will report later. Placer was blown in the flats

 

[AK800VE]

cool thanks

 

[ak_tinner]

large avalanche on the backside @ turny @ 5:20 pm

Just got news of an avalanche on the backside of turnagain. Troopers and avalanche rescue crews are in route. Hope everybody is okay and safe. Also hope everybody was wearing their beacons.


Any new info please post !!

 

[AK800VE]

the backside is over the pass, right?

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

hope and prayers that everyone is ok....any word yet?

 

[IQRIDR]

Me, Rmanzek, Yeti, and PuffNak are all home safe. We didn't even see the avalanche and I'm not sure whether anyone was dropping into the bowls anyway, only a few people went up and over. I made some of the first tracks all the way up and that was enough of a battle that fighting to get back out of the bowl with only me and ryan on a 121" didn't sound that appealing. I hope everyone is ok.

 

[907PowderCat]

good to hear you guys are all good....hopefully everyone elese is to

what bowl was the avy in?

 

[ak_tinner]

Me, Rmanzek, Yeti, and PuffNak are all home safe. We didn't even see the avalanche and I'm not sure whether anyone was dropping into the bowls anyway, only a few people went up and over. I made some of the first tracks all the way up and that was enough of a battle that fighting to get back out of the bowl with only me and ryan on a 121" didn't sound that appealing. I hope everyone is ok.

Good to see you guys home safe. Well I was thinking about it and there must have been a sledder that called 911 or how would they have known about an avy ? Maybe a helicoptor flying over but I would think it would have been a snowmobiler that witnessed it and called. I guess well find out the scope of it here on the news pretty soon. So late in the day im sure there was not many people back there. When I found out I jumped online to see the turnagain thread and sure enough somebody posted that three of you were there "right now" I was like shiaat, does not sound good. Everybody be very careful on Saturday and Sunday.

Anyways, how was the snow today ? How much new snow was there ?

 

[ak_tinner]

3 people have died in the avy, so sorry to hear

 

[AK800VE]

ah man that sucks , I wonder how safe down below in front is?

 

[ak_tinner]

Channel 2 news reported that they were buried for about 45 minutes and the rescue crews performed cpr with no success. My prayers go out to the friends and family's of the victims. Channel 2 news will have a complete report at 10 pm tonight. It really could have been any of us and goes to show how dangerous our great sport is. I have read the past few days that the avy danger is very high right now and will be very aware this weekend when I ride.

 

[IQRIDR]

The news just announced that the troopers found 3 people in the avalance and were unable to revive any of them. Extremely sad news and all of my condolences go out to the families of the deceased, Ryan and myself may have been the last to see these guys go up and over. Everyone needs to be really careful about riding in the chugach/kenai area because these avalanche conditions are consistent throughout these areas. Think twice before you just go shooting up that gulley or slope and think twice for your buddies as well.

 

[Remmy]

Dang, this is horrible, really hits close to home.

 

[900RMK_AK]

Hate to hear this! Let's be safe and take the extra precautions necessary to avoid any more horrible losses this year. Condolences to the families who lost loved ones in this