The Haines Snow Report
Here are the latest snow reports for the Haines Area. If you have just returned from the skiing, snowmobiling, snowboarding, sledding, snowshoeing, etc. please tell everyone what you observed.
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Sluff frequently occurred. Heavy snow over weekend was not consolidating on Saturday and anything 25 degrees or higher was sluffing and in some areas slabbing out.
--5 mile creek
posted by:Aaron, 2008-04-14
3 Guardsmen: Saturday 4/11. Warmish, slow snow (although still lots of it). Kinda like mashed potatoes like Darren said earlier. Heavyish and a bit clumpy.
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posted by:James, 2008-04-12
3 Guardsmen: Tu pm; 5" fresh over soft crust; prtly sunny-blue.
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posted by:Ray, 2008-04-09
spring like snow warm and heavy around 3000 feet mashed patatos . but consistant .
--haines pass
posted by:darren schweinefus, 2008-04-04
3 Guardsmen: still primo; no crust;Wed prtly snny,no wind
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posted by:Ray, 2008-04-03
Variable conditions with crust thickening or developing on the lower south facing hillsides where the sun has melted the top layer and then frozen overnight. There is still 6-16\" of fresh powder on the north facing or wind protected slopes. After digging a pit there are two layers of weakness, one about 22 inches down and another about 40 inches down. The latter is a result of the melt/freeze action from early in the season, creating a layer of large, crystalized hoar that could fail as the weather warms. After heavy top pressure and then downhill pressure applied from the back of the block only the bottom layer failed. Overall the avalanche danger on the hill we tested and skied/boarded was very low.
--5 Mile Creek
posted by:Dan, 2008-03-31
Great snow and conditions at 3 guardsmen. 1 ft powder
--Three Guardsmen
posted by:James, 2008-03-30
26 mile: Fresh x-cntry Tracks set @ 2p today. Exc spring conditions
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posted by:Ray, 2008-03-28
The snow on Flower Mt. is Awesome! Stable & Deep!
--Flower Mt.
posted by:JT, 2008-03-28
Fresh cross country tracks laid at the golf course.
--Golf Course
posted by:James, 2008-03-27
Fresh x-country Tracks set at golf course @ 3pm Fri.
condition: creamy groomed set tracks
--Eagle Valley golf links
posted by:Ray, 2008-03-22
1 - 2 \" wind crust around Five Mile Creek. Windy on the pass.
--Five Mile Creek Area
posted by:Malene, 2008-03-14
Nice packed powder today at 3 Guardsmen. A few ice ridges here and there but overall good times.
--3 Guardsmen - North Side Bunny Slopes
posted by:James, 2008-03-09
Another 3\" of wet snow in Porcupine. 20 deg F 9:00AM
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posted by:JT, 2008-03-02
Golf course has great x-c tracks laid on Wednesday evening. Thanks to Stan Jones for letting skiers use the course. Thanks to others who make the track possible.
--Golf Course
posted by:James, 2008-02-28
3\" wet new snow in Porcupine.
--Porcupine AK
posted by:JT, 2008-02-27
Packed powder most places in the haines pass . skiing is good but weak snow pack base.new snow falling sunday
--Haines pass
posted by:darren, 2008-02-25
Haines pass wind scoured hard snow at summit, three gards man looked ok with some scouring, the play ground new snow powder but not deep
--friday15th
posted by:darren, 2008-02-16
Conditions around the lowever elevations in Haines are horrendous at the moment with all this warm weather and rain. How\'s the pass looking?
--Haines
posted by:James, 2008-02-15