Blair Foust, left, and Paul Dawson, right, evaluate snowpack on Doyle Peak for the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center in March 2020. The center celebrated its 20th anniversary recently.
Troy Marino/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
Participants in a Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center safety course study the snowpack in Snowslide Canyon in February 2024. The center celebrated its 20th anniversary March 20.
Troy Marino/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
Lee Dexter, Northern Arizona University professor emeritus and the unofficial "godfather" of avalanche research on the San Francisco Peaks, speaks about the history that led to the creation of the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center during the group's 20th anniversary celebration on March 20.Â
Mike Farrell/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
Derik Spice, president of the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, addresses board members and supporters at the group's 20th anniversary celebration March 20.
Mike Farrell/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
Blair Foust, left, and Paul Dawson, right, evaluate snowpack on Doyle Peak for the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center in March 2020. The center celebrated its 20th anniversary recently.
Troy Marino/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
Snow came late to the San Francisco Peaks this year. Although Snowbowl has been open for business since early November, it has been reliant on snow manufactured from reclaimed wastewater to provide open slopes for skiers and snowboarders.
Outside the resort, it wasn’t until two storms swept across Flagstaff in the first two weeks of March that enough snow accumulated for backcountry travel.
Participants in a Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center safety course study the snowpack in Snowslide Canyon in February 2024. The center celebrated its 20th anniversary March 20.
Troy Marino/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
Lee Dexter, Northern Arizona University professor emeritus and the unofficial "godfather" of avalanche research on the San Francisco Peaks, speaks about the history that led to the creation of the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center during the group's 20th anniversary celebration on March 20.Â
Mike Farrell/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
Derik Spice, president of the Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, addresses board members and supporters at the group's 20th anniversary celebration March 20.
Mike Farrell/Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center, courtesy
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