South Central Alaska’s Mt. Alyeska in Girdwood, Alaska still shrouded in snow after a
My friend, colleague and longtime Alaska resident Tom MacPhail, now working with
the National Weather Service in the Washington, D.C. area, returned to the Great Land
for a conference this past week and was good enough to send us these panoramic
views taken this past weekend of snow covered Mt. Alyeska in Girdwood. The
mountain is located 40 miles southeast of Anchorage. Tom reports spring in south-
central Alaska has been a cool one, much like here in Chicago, and that the
emergence of spring vegetation, which will take place with increasing speed in the
weeks ahead, is running behind. Little wonder Mt. Alyeska is still so stunningly snow
covered! The top of the mountain was buried under nearly 900” of snow this season.
Thanks for the wonderful photos, Tom!
Tom Skilling
Photos courtesy of Tom MacPhail in Girdwood, Alaska