We had a huge rain here yesterday and last night, lots of stuff flooding, mudslides closing roads, etc. It's a classic Northwest annual tradition.

Then I got to looking at some YouTube videos of mudslides...WOW. Snow avalanches scare me, but this is something more frightening. Look at the scale of this sucker:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsXQBnZ_xjI

Better move down here Zane, I wouldn't want to start worrying about those damn things.

Besides a whole lot more flying days down here on the rock.

Yikes that is nasty! the avalanche danger is huge in BC right now a friend of mine's son was killed in one the other day.

Not to discount mudslides, avalanches, or any other destructive force MN dishes out or the tragic loss of life. But for those living in the NW; it's not a matter of IF this will happen - only WHEN:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_cyG2dJPpc

Most of us were around for St Helens. Anyone who has ever flown over or near it knows it is only the baby:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdUIyb0amGs

Or in indian lore it is the granddaughter with Rainier the grandfather: "When the granddaughter speaks, grandfather will answer"

ccurrie wrote:Yikes that is nasty! the avalanche danger is huge in BC right now a friend of mine's son was killed in one the other day.

Dang. Sorry to hear that. No one should ever have their kids die before they do.