‘It’s going to change the Bugaboos forever’: Large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire in B.C.

INVERMERE — Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds.

He then snapped photos of a huge rockfall on the northeast side of the iconic peak in southeast British Columbia, which has shocked the climbing community.

“It was a surprise,” he said. “To see something that large is quite surprising.”

Madden, who has used the park for nearly 20 years, said the loose rocks left behind will be a hazard for anyone walking in the area for years to come.

“From the climbing industry, it’s going to change the Bugaboos forever,” he said.