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Ice Fall Off Ghost Glacier Closes Trails At Jasper National Park
On August 10, 2012, tons of ice fell off Canada's Ghost Glacier on Mount Edith Cavell in Jasper National Park. The massive avalanche, which accounted for 50% to 60% of the glacier, fell into Cavell Pond at the base of the mountain, causing a mini-tsunami that flooded the area.
On the Jasper National Park Facebook page, they have stated, "Visitor safety is Parks Canada's primary concern at this time. The 14 km Cavell Road is closed from its intersection with highway 93A to Mt. Edith Cavell, until the safety conditions in the area have been thoroughly assessed.
Access to the area trails, picnic areas, and Mt. Edith Cavell Hostel, will not be possible during this time."
According to news.com.au, no one was injured.
One person caught the icefall on video, which you can see above. You can also click here to see photos.
Filed under: North America, Canada, Video, Ecotourism
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jay De Rocher Aug 23rd 2012 5:36PM
I shot the video included in this story. The video does NOT show the "massive avalanche" as stated in the story. As reported in other news stories AND in my original description of this video on YouTube, the massive avalanche that caused the closure of the area actually happened during the night. In the dark. Nobody actually saw it happen. This video is of a large icefall that came down from the Ghost Glacier during the afternoon before. See the original YouTube video description for the details.
An Australian news organization misrepresented that this video is of the glacier coming down through very sloppy reporting and now this incorrect information is being propagated around the internet by people like you who assume that the origianal story was correct when it was in fact wrong. This is one of the weak points of the internet. The voice over commentary that they added to the video is comical in how wrong it is. He actually states that the ice can be seen falling into the lake in the video when in fact the video shows nothing of the kind.
Please correct your report.
Thanks.