Huge Avalanche Blocks Rogers Pass, BC Between Revelstoke and Golden

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Mondayโ€™s slide closed the road. Credit: @Nelson34019678 / Twitter

Highway 1 over Rogers Pass, BC was closed in both directions for most of Monday due to a massive avalanche that blocked the highway.

The pass, in Glacier National Park between Revelstoke and Golden, closed at 1 pm and reopened almost 14-hours later.

Credit: Twitter

The area received more than 8โ€ณ of snow over the weekend, and the slide comes at a time when Avalanche Canada has stopped releasing their bulletins. Current snowpack in the area is 79โ€ณ.

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Highway 1 snaking through Glacier National Park

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