Whether you use Haines Pass to backcountry ski or get to the Alaska Highway, you can head out a little more informed this winter. An automated weather station will be built about 30 miles north of the U.S.-Canada border to collect data and more accurately monitor conditions in the area.
The Haines Avalanche Center will partner with the Yukon Avalanche Association to get the station up and running. The Yukon association will lead the administration,…