Highway 1 closed between Revelstoke and Golden, B.C. due to avalanche risk [Video]

Highway 1 is closed between Revelstoke and Golden, B.C., due to avalanche risk.

The highway was closed in both directions at 11 a.m. MST Wednesday due to a “high avalanche hazard” between Townley Street and Anderson Road in Revelstoke to one kilometre west of Golden.

According to a Facebook post, the area around Revelstoke has had 40 centimetres of snow over the past 12 hours and more coming.

According to @driveBC, there’s no detour available.

Estimated time of re-opening is Thursday at noon PST. The website will update its status Thursday at 10 a.m.

For updates, go here.