The Coast is cut-off!

[gertlush]

Well..almost:

 

avalanches

 

Now we just need one to wipe out that highway to Vancouver.

 

I've stockpiled ammunition, have you?

[archenemy]

ha ha

[G-spotter]

TCH is back open through Boston Bar but you have to love this quote:

 

Trans-Canada reopens, Coquihalla closure continues

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Friday, February 08 - 11:47:57 AM News1130 Staff

 

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Good news for people planning on driving up to the Interior this weekend. Susan Williams with the Ministry of Transportation says the Trans-Canada has now been re-opened between Hope and Boston Bar, after crews successfully cleaned up a small avalanche.

 

However, the Coquihalla is still closed between Hope and Merritt. "They've cleared the avalanche that originally closed [the highway]. Now they need to go in and do some avalanche control."

 

That could take quite some time.

 

Williams says drivers don't have to be worried about avalanches as long as they have good winter tires and stay aware of the conditions.

 

[ClimbingPanther]

well, now that snoqualmie, stevens, and white are all closed, trans-washington travel just got a little more interesting. anyone got a snowmobile I can borrow? my horizon flight is refundable!

[ClimbingPanther]

ooh, maybe someone could invent a new computer game, akin to "frogger," where a car tries to cross the state while avoiding avalanches

 

 

[G-spotter]

As long as you have good winter tires you'll be fine.

 

Oh wait - no one in WA has winter tires.

[archenemy]

non-winter tires actually set off avalanches.

[snoboy]

Hwy 5 is now expected to be closed until the end of this week...

[jmace]

couple more feet by tomorrow evening...wonder if it has anything to do with the stupid private road companies

 

they have never seen avalanches this big..maybe they should do more avalanche control..?