Backcountry users in Juneau can practice their rescue skills at the Eaglecrest Ski Area’s Avalanche Beacon Training Park.
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Women legislators honored
Fourteen of Alaska’s 60 legislators are women – ten in the state House and four in the Senate. From the first territorial legislature in 1913 to the 27th state legislature, only 13 percent of lawmakers have been women, or 87, compared to 685 men over the years.
Steel wedge diverts avalanche along Snettisham line
A recent avalanche along the Snettisham hydroelectric transmission line met its match when it hit a 35-foot steel diversion structure, saving the tower it was headed toward.
Rescues, service bring ferry system attention
The state’s Marine Transportation Advisory Board has added its voice to a legislative citation commending the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Buddy Tabor honored by legislature
The Alaska Legislature approved a citation honoring the late Guy “Buddy” Tabor, who died last month in his Juneau home at 63 years old.
Alaska Supreme Court orders board to redraw legislative map
The Alaska Supreme Court has ordered the state Redistricting Board to redraw its proposed map of legislative boundaries.