Coquihalla Highway

ha nate, that was the night my buddy and i got stuck on the way up! There was a truck jackknifed at Box Canyon southbound. I remember the conversation on the radio, pretty heated.

 

Who do you work for? I saw trucks stuck everywhere that night lol. People stopped in the middle of the road before they even got to box canyon chaining up, trucks across the road blocking traffic, trucks chained up and halfway up the snowshed spun out and couldn't get going. It was a real #### show coming down with 40+ rigs all stopped at the top then trying to all go down at the same time.

 

I drive for Ledcor, I was the chip truck stuck just out of the snow shed. 4 wheelers tried to get around a spun out b train and blocked the road. I was at a dead stop and had to put a second set of chains for liftoff. I chained up at 6:45 and got off the hill at 8:30
Who are you working for now?

 

I think i was off the hill by 9 if i remember right.

 

Well I hope everyones ready to chain today!!

 

I'll be heading that way tomorrow in my car. Is it really messy on the coke?

 

Take a look

http://images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/2.html
http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/roadreports/chains/chains.asp

Chain up for trucks has been in effect since i checked this morning at 5am

 

Thanks nate

 

Take the canyon

 

Twice I have seen the #3 blocked and the towers at flood hope say report poachers.
Some one from Em-con has to report the highway conditions before the arch is updated if they get around to it.
You can have a snow storm in the summer, and it be 90 degrees an hour later.
Travel BC is a waist of time they took down the signs at the brake checks to put up report poacher signs. What is needed is a penalty system if you block the road, you get time off. If you are too lazy to put on a set of chains, park and wait a couple of days.