The Haines Avalanche Center kicked off its winter education schedule last week, hosting two companion rescue practices on Nov. 5, one outside the Haines Borough Public Library and the other at the Mosquito Lake Community Center.
The avalanche center is offering 15 courses and workshops this winter. The large number of educational offerings is a response to backcountry deaths in recent years, according to Haines Avalanche Center director Erik Stevens.
“In previous years, we’d try…
