Watch Huge Revelstoke Avalanche 2018
Watch a video of a large controlled avalanche on the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke this week.
The video is by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure of a slide at Lanark Snowshed.
Crews were triggering the Lanark Avalanche Path, but it resulted in a cascade that caused the Twin Path to avalanche at the same time. Watch below.
The Trans-Canada has been closed a number of times this year due to avalanches.
Avalanches are no joke and the backcountry should be taken seriously in winter. Always check the avalanche bulletins before heading out here.
HUGE avalanche control on #BCHwy1 today. The control was necessary to reduce the snow load in the Lanark snowshed area. Pretty dramatic… Watch: pic.twitter.com/zvwu5lNzzW
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) February 9, 2018