A listener asked KTOO what the local mountains’ original Lingít names are. For this installment of Curious Juneau, Yvonne Krumrey spoke with Lingít educators to find out.
"Mt. Juneau"
Juneau’s avalanche history is locked up in the region’s trees
By looking for clues in the tree rings, these researchers are trying to reconstruct the frequency of avalanches all around the region.
How a Juneau subdivision came to be at ‘unacceptable’ risk for a destructive avalanche
Before there was a Behrends neighborhood, the avalanche path that goes through it saw slides big enough to level forests. It will happen again someday.
Warm temperatures, precipitation prompt avalanches in downtown Juneau
There was no damage reported to any houses in downtown Juneau after Tuesday night’s slides.
‘Lots to consider in the mountains’: Monday’s harmless avalanche on Mt. Juneau could be a sign of more to come
In the urban avalanche advisory for Tuesday, Juneau emergency programs manager Tom Mattice wrote that recent storms have brought cycles of snow, rain and freezing mist, leading to a snowpack that was “definitely developing more questionable weak layers.”
Search ends for missing hiker
Alaska State Troopers decided to end the search Thursday afternoon around 4 p.m. since no new leads had been found since discovering Buis’ vehicle on May 24.
Scent of missing hiker found on trail but no cell phone trace
The scent of Sharon Buis was first detected on the trail above Mt. Roberts Tram Sunday. Tuesday morning, a different search and rescue dog detected her scent closer to the Mt. Roberts trailhead
Lost teens rescued off Mt. Juneau
Two teenage boys were rescued Sunday night after getting lost on Mt. Juneau as the temperature dropped.
Watch an animation of yesterday’s avalanche
An avalanche described as a powder cloud came down Mount Juneau Tuesday morning.
Avalanche blocks Thane Road
Thane Road blocked due to an early morning avalanche that slid across the road all the way to Gastineau Channel. It could be 6 p.m. before they clear the road.