The National Weather Service Forecasts-

TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
AROUND 46. WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...MIXED WITH SNOW LATE. LOWS AROUND 34. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE.

THURSDAY...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 600 FEET IN THE MORNING.
HIGHS AROUND 45. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 36. SOUTHEAST WIND
10 MPH.

Temperatures have remained quite warm over the last week.

Last night they took a good drop to well below freezing for the first time in a while.

Todays cloudy weather should help to minimize avalanche activity.

Yet be aware small point release avalanches are still possible. Especially during the warmest part of the afternoon.

West High Teacher Killed in Bird Ridge Avalanche

INDIAN, Alaska?

41-year-old West High teacher, Dale Brabec was found dead near Bird Creek Tuesday afternoon. According to State Troopers, an avalanche was triggered when Brabec went sledding down a gully near Bird Ridge Monday afternoon.

State Troopers say the Brabec did not show up for work Tuesday, so friends went looking for him in an area he likes to hike. They found his car in the parking lot at Bird Creek, but found no sign of Brabec.

Troopers were called at about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, and launched a helicopter with a volunteer from the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group and a trooper as a spotter. The man?s body was spotted from the helicopter, and they were able to reach it just before 1 in the afternoon.

Avalanches are still occuring in the backcountry. Remember to use choose safe routes. Try to avoid slopes during the later part of the day. Mornings are often your friend.

Always remember your transceiver, shovel and probe...

As well as your partner.

But most importantly your remember if you choose safe routes you can avoid te avalanches entirely.