Rain-Driven Avalanche Cycle Forces Trans-Canada Highway Closure in British Columbia The Trans-Canada Highway remains closed through Rogers Pass as an unusual combination of heavy rain and warm temperatures has destabilized the snowpack, triggering large natural avalanches and preventing standard control operations. Officials from Parks Canada said avalanche control work carried out on March 19 produced significant results, with artillery triggering avalanches up to size 4—large enough to destroy infrastructure and […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 20, 2026 0 Comments
No Stopping Zone Introduced on Trans-Canada Highway to Protect Feeding Bears There is now a section of the Trans-Canada Highway that has a no-stopping zone in order to protect bears feeding along the roadway. The 10 km stretch of road runs from the Alberta-British Columbia border to the town of Fields, BC. It is in place to ensure that the bears have room to feed along the road without motorists stopping […] Alex Camerino | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Roger’s Pass, B.C. Shut Down to Skiing for Rest of Season Roger’s Pass and all other backcountry access along the Trans-Canada highway in British Columbia is now prohibited. Parks Canada and Avalanche Canada will no longer be issuing public avalanche bulletins for the remainder of the 2020 spring season, either. It’s the end of ski season for many in B.C. as governments around Canada, the U.S., and the world are taking […] Backcountry SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Canada Installs the World’s Largest Avalanche Detection System The largest and most extensive avalanche detection network in the world has been installed in Glacier National Park. The $3-million structure was installed over the past year in Rogers Pass, a high mountain pass in Glacier. Designed by the Swiss, it uses two technologies to detect avalanches. One system involves 13 infrasound panels that sense low-frequency sound while the other uses […] Avalanche Emily Crofton | December 6, 2019 0 Comments
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