Smitty77 wrote:
Quite the little avalanche Prince William area. If I heard it correctly, on the way to Valdez...
Opinions from you Alaskan Veterans, does this January patch of unusual weather mean anything?
1) Nothing at all, as come next week the normal weather pattern could kick back in?
2) An early start of the season?
3) If the trend continues, another very wet runoff year that could cause more flooding then usual?
4) Or come September we'll know, as Alaska does as Alaska does?
Just doing some 'What if?' thinking...
Best to all,
Smitty
Yes to all of the above.
Records highs have been set all around. Good thing in a way, as we had record snowfall this year too so having much of it melt away early was a good thing.
Yukon River at Dawson hasn't frozen well-enough for the highway crew to put in the ice bridge. There is open water that needs to be driven around for those venturing out in their small vehicles. West Dawsonites can't get furnace oil/propane delivered because trucks can't cross the river.
An outdoor hockey tournament was cancelled in Dawson this past weekend because the ice turned to slush.
We were hiking on bare ground this past weekend:
And the local paddlers say the Takhini River usually doesn't open until April:
This mountain is usually white now, and the gravel road you see is unmaintained in winter:
