Rockslide on the Sea to Sky

Anders Ourom: Senior Member; Posts: 328; Joined: Thu May 18, 2006 10:38 am

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Post by Anders Ourom » Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:40 pm

Oh well, I sit corrected. Was the highway and railway completely closed for 12 days in 1991? I wonder if somewhere in the bowels of the Ministry of Highways someone has information on closures?

Dru: Senior Member; Posts: 396; Joined: Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:00 pm; Location: Chillidog

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Post by Dru » Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:18 pm

J Mace wrote:
Anders Ourom wrote:The last lengthy closure of the Vancouver-Squamish highway that I can remember was in August 1975. There was a large collapse/slide about 2 km south of the current one, that closed the highway for a week.

There've been several short closures, both weather and slide related, but none of similar length for many years.

The Squamish-Whistler highway is another story.
1991 just North of Lions bay rock fall closed the highway for 12 days

Ya, Anders memory vs. Google, google wins.

Brendan: Posting Maniac; Posts: 714; Joined: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:36 pm; Location: North Shore

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Post by Brendan » Thu Jul 31, 2008 11:48 pm

Axel wrote:
what is your purpose to drive up the Harrison West FSR?? just wondering

boredom.

i'm bored too. lets hit up the hot springs!?!

Axel: Full Member; Posts: 168; Joined: Tue May 10, 2005 9:35 pm

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Post by Axel » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:05 am

I would prefer not to hit them on the weekend. It's going to be a zoo.

Brendan: Posting Maniac; Posts: 714; Joined: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:36 pm; Location: North Shore

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Post by Brendan » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:13 am

good idea. i guess i'll head to one of my ladies places then...

have you noticed that some of the people up there seem a bit dodgy? the times i've gone up there i've felt that some of the guys are in need of a flog

anyways, have fun this weekend

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Post by eyeheartdirt2 » Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:40 pm

two u.s climbers looking for transport up to squamish from vancouver sunday or monday at the latest? willing to split gas money.

Brendan: Posting Maniac; Posts: 714; Joined: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:36 pm; Location: North Shore

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Post by Brendan » Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:52 pm

eyeheartdirt2 wrote:two u.s climbers looking for transport up to squamish from vancouver sunday or monday at the latest? willing to split gas money.

provided the highway clears.

Axel: Full Member; Posts: 168; Joined: Tue May 10, 2005 9:35 pm

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Post by Axel » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:01 pm

I can drive you up Sunday or Monday but you have to get to North Van, one of you sits in the back with my dog and you pay for ALL the gas.

Brendan: Posting Maniac; Posts: 714; Joined: Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:36 pm; Location: North Shore

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Post by Brendan » Fri Aug 01, 2008 5:42 pm

or he could take the Greyhound, but make sure you wear a turtleneck.

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Post by mcgarnickle » Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:29 pm

Brendan wrote:or he could take the Greyhound, but make sure you wear a turtleneck.

Priceless. Nothing better than some timely humor.

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pinner: Senior Member; Posts: 224; Joined: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:05 pm; Location: Downtown Squam

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Post by pinner » Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:32 pm

J Mace wrote:Harrison West is 2wd the whole way right now

do NOT attempt this road with anything less than high clearance 4wd.

Some jackass phoned into the Fox radio station and declared it driveable by cars as well, and it was shown on Global News of all things as a viable alternative.

I drove it night before last, it took 6 hours from Chehalis to Pemberton, in a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Some parts were barely passable. It's in good shape for ~70km, then 10 km of hell, then decent again for ~70km

My sister and brother-in-law run Crawlinbc.com and they tell me the forums are aflame with 4x4ers who are pissed as hell as they tried to drive the road hours after us on Thurs and were blocked by stuck cars, and this is well before the rough part.

All in all it took us 8 hours of driving from Van to Squamish, would've been faster to go the long way (it did save us a half tank of gas and we got a rare, alone didp in the hotsprings! alone only because we got it at 4 am as we were frozen in the back of the jeep with only business clothes to warm us and couldn't sleep)