1Jayson and and Elijah Powlison skate board down their icy driveway pm Eagle Bluff Drive on Tuesday. 10-year-old Jayson said they had plenty of wipeouts, but the media attention helped him stay focused and make it down the hill without falling. Klukwan school and Haines bus service to the upper valley were cancelled Monday and Tuesday after an avalanche blocked the highway at Mile 21.
The Haines Bears during a weekend tournament against Metlakatla.
Water pooled to over a foot in some places near the airport on Monday. Alaska Seaplanes staff set up sand bags by one door in the case flood waters reached their offices. Staff recommended customers not drive out to pick up mail throughout the day Monday.
Haines resident Paul Rogers (right) surveys an avalanche that crossed the highway around Mile 21.(Photo courtesy of Tom Morphet)
Artists gathered at the American Bald Eagle Foundation for an afternoon sketching class taught by Donna Cattoti on Jan. 24.

Correction: A photo caption previously misspelled Elijah and Jayson Powlison’s last name.

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