Experts say popular Yukon ice cave seriously unstable, close to collapse

By Tim Kucharuk , CKRW / The Canadian Press
Slabs of ice routinely fall from the roof

WHITEHORSE — Experts say a unique, cave-like tunnel formed by a retreating Yukon glacier remains a popular tourist attraction but is no longer safe to enter and may collapse soon. The Kluane ice cave, about 170 kilometres west of Whitehorse, has been attracting visitors for years, but the Yukon Geological Survey is now warning adventurers not to walk under the huge, bluish ice arch.…

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• Whistler News

March 5, 2019

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