EAST OF REVELSTOKE, B.C. – UPDATE: 11:15 P.M. – Closures updated to be periodical in both directions, with estimates between one to two hours during the period of 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thursday, according to Drivebc.ca.
An update on the closure is anticipated at 8 a.m. Thursday.
The Trans-Canada Highway Through Glacier National Park will be shut down for five hours Thursday afternoon to assist crews performing avalanche control.
The information about the closure on Highway 1, which will take place between the hours of 1 p.m to 6 p.m., was posted Wednesday afternoon on DriveBC.ca.
The closure affects a 20.2-km stretch of road from the western boundary of Glacier National Park to Rogers Pass Summit.
Parks Canada reports that large recreational areas of Glacier National Park are closed for avalanche control crews which are using explosives. Access to restricted areas requires daily or annual permits available at the Rogers Pass Discovery Centre.
Avalanche.ca is reporting, “another 10 cm of snow yesterday has loaded the Jan 4 weak interface. Make good terrain decisions today, knowing this critical layer is reaching it’s load limit” in Glacier National Park.
The avalanche forecast for Thursday is high in Glacier National Park.
“Yesterday’s snowfall with moderate SW winds has created soft slabs in the alpine and at tree-line,” according to Avalanche.ca. “These hide underlying wind slabs as well. The sensitivity of these slabs is uncertain, but try to avoid lee features that have been freshly loaded.
Avalanches for Glacier National Park are listed as “possible” and could be “large” on all but south and southwest slopes in the Alpine and Treeline. The Fidelity Peak is reporting a base of 206 cm of snow.
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