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Click the + Full Forecast link below for each zone to read more. Submit observations. Win prizes. Each snow, weather & avalanche observation will be entered in a raffle drawing. Submit confidential reports and findings to [email protected]
Click the + Full Forecast link below for each zone to read more. Submit observations. Win prizes. Each snow, weather & avalanche observation will be entered in a raffle drawing. Submit confidential reports and findings to [email protected]
Click the + Full Forecast link below for each zone to read more. Submit observations. Win prizes. Each snow, weather & avalanche observation will be entered in a raffle drawing. Submit confidential reports and findings to [email protected]
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Observations
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Forecast Center Observation

Date | 2021-01-18 |
Location | Haines |
Observer | Isaac Deuling |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
Loose wet avalanche D3 just past mile post 21 heading north on the Haines Hwy. I had observed this path on Dec 9th 2020 while flying the valley looking for significant avalanches. In the arial photo (attached) you can see the Dec 9th avalanche almost hit the highway. DOT was alerted. This recent D3 hit…
Date | 2021-01-16 |
Location | Haines |
Observer | Jeff Moskowitz |
Avalanche | N |
General Observations
Transitional Zone: Below 1,000′ HS 180cm at 38-mile temps 32F calm snow in the afternoon. Skinned around in the forest and packed heavy snow down on a road to ski. Surface was saturated with round below down 60cm. Some shedding from the trees, but didn’t see roller ball activity. Anywhere steep and open enough to…
Haines Avalanche Center
Sharing information to provide a safer backcountry experience for locals and visitors to Haines.
We provide regular backcountry avalanche forecasts for three zones:
Lutak Zone: | Includes mount Ripinsky, point 3920, 7-mile saddle, Chilly ridge, Tukgahgo mountain, bowls and peaks surrounding Lutak inlet and lower Chilkoot lake, city of Haines, and mount Riley |
Transitional Zone: | Includes Takhin ridge, Old Faithful, Flower mountain, Surgeon mountain, Four Winds mountain |
Chilkat Pass Zone: | Includes 5-mile creek, 3-Guardsmen, Mineral mountain, Copper butte, Inspector peak, Nadahini mountain/glacier, and Kusawak peak |
Map of the three backcountry avalanche forecast zone: Lutak, Transitional and Chilkat Pass.
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Staff & Volunteers

Erik Stevens
Forecaster and Director

Jeff Moskowitz
Forecaster and Educator
