Avalanche expert Doug Fesler says Alaska doesn't have the same kinds of historical records of avalanches that Europe has — and it's best to just avoid building in avalanche paths altogether.
Avalanche expert Doug Fesler, at his home in the foothills of the Chugach Mountains in Anchorage on April 5, 2022. after crews finished clearing debris from Hiland Road. Municipal officials described the slide as a “100-year event.”
Doug Fesler is an avalanche expert and the founder, along with his wife Jill Fredston, of the Alaska Mountain Safety Center. But on top of it, now we’ve got several more layers. And we also had an event in December where we had two or three days of freezing mist, which created an ice lens on top of this. And then on top of that, there was more layers put up there.
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