Bare, unusual winter leaves skiers high and dry

An aerial image of open ice on a glacier near Flower Mountain. Not all of this ice would normally be covered up, but the fact that it’s so thinly covered is unsettling. Erik Stevens photo.

A sharp decrease in snowpack this winter has winter sports enthusiasts, backcountry skiers and heli-ski operators pining for powder.

“Spent a day discovering Haines Pass. To summarize things: there is no snow,”…