Haines Area Public Observations
2006-04-18
33 Mile Area and Mid-Lynn Canal
Bill Glude
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Haines area out of 33 Mile has several near-miss deep slabs reported in the last two days, one near-burial, widespread sympathetic releases, on suspected surface hoar. Heliskiing is shut down until it gains some strength.

Mid-Lynn Canal Lions Head area today at 750m on East aspect 38° slope had 15cm new at a blower 70 Kg/m3 pow on an icy thaw crust; top layer slid on 45° test slopes but slushy stuff under the 10cm thaw crust took multiple hard jumps to go at shear quality 3 (irregular and slow) in all tests. That aspect and elevation are now slushy to the bottom, even the old depth hoar. So not much instability. Good skiing but you definitely still felt the base.