Warmer weather could increase Kenai Peninsula avalanche threat

With warmer weather in the immediate forecast, recreationists on the Kenai Peninsula should exercise caution and consider the threat of springtime avalanches. While last weekend’s avalanche forecast was expected to be low, the threat could increase on sunny days this week. “It really depends on how the weather sets up to how quickly the snowpack makes the transition and destabilizes, and causes those big avalanches,” said Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center director Wendy Wagner. Areas most prone to avalanches are those under steep slopes, which is where many summertime...