rockslide @ twin bridges

Seeing images from Cumberland and Courtney- Oyster and the water is just as high.

More rain tomorrow with a Kin Tide. Vancouver crews are apparently sand bagging Jericho Beach. Think that is a first.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-storm-puts-courtenay-delta-in-state-of-emergency-thousands-without-power-1.2865656

Stay safe everyone.

Wow. I wouldn't be anywhere near the river lower than the rock fall. Good luck to the people who live alongside the river.

yeah, considering how narrow the canyon is below the slide and then widens out after that if the water lets go it's going to be awfully damn (ha!) violent. there's a huge amount of energy stored up behind that slide that the lower channel is probably not equipped to handle. even if this current situation passes, the authorities will no doubt have to deal with the blockage at some time.

can you imagine what this would be like in the spring with spring melt run-off and some heavy rains to boot?

can you imagine what this would be like in the spring with spring melt run-off and some heavy rains to boot?

Yeah…funny you mention heavy rains….

I'm guessing a lot of Fishermans north of the Twin is submerged. What about the new road they were strangely building on Fishermans, what on earth was that going to access? what a waste of money.

It will be interesting to see how they would handle it if it a slide like that happens again in the next say 10 - 20 years….

I bet they blast it right away next time…. especially if the worst case scenario happens soon. At this point I think Twin Bridges is likely a loss. At best it will need repair well into next year.

I hope all of the homes and businesses below the slide are able to stay safe.

I'm guessing a lot of Fishermans north of the Twin is submerged. What about the new road they were strangely building on Fishermans, what on earth was that going to access? what a waste of money.

There is another bridge above twin bridges, which give access to the east side of the river and lake above the dam. If you've never been all the way up, there's another crossing at the dam (bikes and pedestrian), that will loop back to the demo forest paved road

Kinda curious to what's going on up there right now….

There is another bridge above twin bridges, which give access to the east side of the river and lake above the dam. If you've never been all the way up, there's another crossing at the dam (bikes and pedestrian), that will loop back to the demo forest paved road

Kinda curious to what's going on up there right now….

It's pretty wide up there that bridge may be ok, I think it's called Spur.

FYI:

http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/parks_lscr/lscr/Pages/default.aspx

Due to a rockslide in the Seymour River, expect extensive trail closures in the following areas:
Fisherman’s Trail, Homestead Trail, Twin Bridges Trail, Riverside Drive, Hyannis Point, Circuit 8, Incline Trail and east side trail network.

Circuit 8? Makes no sense..

It's pretty wide up there that bridge may be ok, I think it's called Spur.

spur 4 I think

Metro Vancouver and DNV say the slide debris is stable and that flooding is unlikely.

Circuit 8? Makes no sense..

Cutting off all access points

Cutting all access points and proactively preventing anyone from being part of another possible slide. Circuit 8 is build over a steep embankment several hundred fett above the now flooding river.

Metro Vancouver and DNV say the slide debris is stable and that flooding is unlikely.

Natures proved man wrong time and time again

There is another bridge above twin bridges, which give access to the east side of the river and lake above the dam. If you've never been all the way up, there's another crossing at the dam (bikes and pedestrian), that will loop back to the demo forest paved road

Kinda curious to what's going on up there right now….

Talked to somebody who saw a video of a friend trying to ride the Spur bridge on Sunday, before the rain, it was about knee deep on the bike at that point already.