Avalanche risk shuts down TransCanada in B.C.
Posted Jan 3, 2014 7:36 am.
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An avalanche threat has shut down the TransCanada Highway in B.C. from Golden to near Sicamous.
It’s all because of major storms that have been piling up to 50 cm of snow on the area, and creating even deeper drifts.
The Canadian Avalanche Centre warned snowmobilers, skiers and snowboarders Thursday afternoon about treacherous conditions on backcountry slopes.
There have been three serious avalanches in the Golden, B.C. area in the last two weeks; one deadly.
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