10 January 2007
Another Windstorm Hits West Coast
Parks Canada closed the Trans-Canada Highway
through the Rockies between Revelstoke and Golden because of an large avalanche affecting the highway and Canadian Pacific Railway.
The slide sent debris two metres deep and 150 metres long across the highway, with a 270-metre swath covering the CP Rail
line.
A search found that no vehicles or trains were caught in the avalanche, which was expected to keep the highway closed until around 7
a.m. local time.
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