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To Carcross-Skagway Inaugural Run, 2007

Snow drifts in some of the tight slots through the White Pass can reach depths of 50 feet or more, and clearing the line each April is a massive job. There is still over 8 feet of snow in this section just south of White Pass Summit at about Mile 20.

This photograph is © 2007 by Murray Lundberg, and is not to be copied without express permission.
There is still over 8 feet of snow in the section at about Mile 20.