Large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park
The loose rocks left behind will be a hazard for anyone walking in the area for years to come, says mountain guide James Madden. Read more.
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The loose rocks left behind will be a hazard for anyone walking in the area for years to come, says mountain guide James Madden. Read more.
Snowpatch Spire, at more than 3,000 metres tall, is considered the centrepiece of the Bugaboos mountain range and is a well-known granite alpine climbing area. Climbers say they were dismayed to learn of a recent rockfall on the peak.
INVERMERE, B.C. - Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds.
Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds.
Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds.