Recent high winds and rapidly changing weather in Southcentral increase the potential for avalanches in the backcountry.
Emergency personnel respond to an avalanche north of Cooper Landing that killed one skier and injured two others on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
“They were able to dig him out of the avalanche and they began performing life saving efforts as first responders were making it to the area,” McDaniel said. “Unfortunately, life saving efforts performed by the two men were not successful.” The backcountry ski area, known as Summit Lake, hasn’t seen human-triggered avalanches recently, said Wendy Wagner, director of the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center. But she said it’s risky to venture into the backcountry right now.
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