Avalanche closes Highway 99 north of Pemberton, B.C.

Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 26, 2025 9:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago

Highway 99 volition beryllium closed for astir 10 kilometres north of Pemberton, B.C., overnight connected Wednesday aft a partial avalanche buried the roadway successful snow, the Ministry of Transportation says. 

The state says crews volition beryllium moving connected the agelong of road astatine Duffey Lake Road to wide snowfall and debris, and that it volition lone beryllium reopened connected Thursday greeting if conditions are safe.

The Ministry of Transportation said successful a connection precocious Wednesday afternoon that a partial avalanche had occurred successful the country and ministry contractors had performed a heli-bombing cognition to release the remaining material.

The ministry said that with warmer temperatures and precipitation forecast overnight, much avalanche enactment was possible.

Highway 99 northbound of Pemberton besides saw an overnight closure connected Tuesday nighttime owed to a "high avalanche hazard," according to DriveBC.

The avalanche information standing for areas astatine higher altitudes in the area has been acceptable astatine "considerable" by Avalanche Canada.

"Drivers are asked to debar the country and reminded to obey signage," the ministry said. "People who take to question should hole for delays and guarantee their vehicles are decently equipped with other supplies, including food, h2o and blankets."