BC wildfires?
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I was planning on driving up to Squamish tomorrow and staying until the end of July, but I've seen some news reports showing Vancouver swathed in wildfire smoke. Are there any access issues from Seattle to Squamish/ is there danger of wildfires spreading to Squamish? |
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It's pretty miserable here right now in Squamish. From downtown, you can only see a faint silhouette of The Chief. I'm here for an entire summer of climbing, but am looking at options now that the smoke has moved in. =( |
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What are some viable options? I'm not quite sure what to do... |
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Canmore is always an option |
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was planning to be in Squamish Jul 17-19 as well, but it's sounding borderline unsafe to be outdoors if the press isn't exaggerating too much. |
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I'm in the Seattle area right now, and it is definitely not on fire. |
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Things here in Squamish might be getting better. Today was super hazy but it wasn't too bad to climb in. Temps are super cool right now with the smoke aloft. Forecasts seem to say the smoke should dissipate a bit tonight or tomorrow. Right now its not smelly or hard to breath or anything. I think today's air index was a 3 out of 10 here. I'm staying for now unless something gets worse. |
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it may be the first time this has even been said, but, its really fuckin hot in seattle at the moment and isn't set to cool down... |
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Its climable at the crags today though i still got a bit of a headache |
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appreciate the updates - will still plan on heading to Squamish unless things worsen over the next few days. had been hoping to do a few multipitch routes but it's not the end of the world if we need to stay low. |
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you can see the air quality here |
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the smokey weather doesnt seem to be going away anytime soon ... the fires are still raging and it really depends on the prevailing winds Smoked out in Squamish Expect wildfires to affect air quality for the summer, experts say A fire expert warns it may be a long summer of smoky conditions in the district. Air quality advisories spread across the Lower Mainland over the weekend and to Squamish Monday as approximately 184 active forest fires burned across B.C. The smoke impacting Squamish is primarily from three fires north of the district: the Elaho, Cougar Creek and Boulder Creek fires, according to fire information officer Melissa Klassen. The largest of the fires, the Elaho, which was discovered June 14, was an estimated 20,000 hectares and uncontained as of Tuesday after chaotic weekend winds undid containment established by fire crews during recent weeks. Given it is early in the peak forest fire season, which usually begins mid-July, and that there has already been so many large wildfires in the region, smoke is expected in the district for much of the summer, Klassen said. Given going forward these fires are going to continue to burn, she said There is going to continue to be smoke. more at link ... squamishchief.com/news/loca… if yr camping and the smoke becomes bad, respiratory masks can be had at the local hardware stores ... just buy something ratred n95 at minimum doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Docume… for those seeking a climbing experience with a bit less haze ... canmore is a good alternative ... revelstoke also works though its hot there midday (avoid the sunny walls) ... and the rogers pass has tons of alpine ;) |
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Dayum -thanks for the updates though! |
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bearbreeder wrote:smoked out in Squamish ;)I've been there but not from wildfires! Haha. |
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Currently in Seattle it is a bit hazy from the smoke coming from BC, but easily an order of magnitude better than what it sounds like in Squamish. Seattle area crags are good-to-go, and not excessively smoke affected. As of last weekend, the air at Washington Pass was clear and smoke-free. I can't say if any smoke has moved in since then. |
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The air is predicted to be good for this weekend ... However there is the possibility of rain =P |
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The smoke warning has been lifted |
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thanks so much for the info -- flying up there tomorrow from SF. |
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If you have done trad into the 5.8-9 solidly then youll be fine without a guide on many moderate multis ... In fact the conga lines on the moderate multis will show you where to go =P |