Large Mudslide below Johnston Ridge - MSH

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Re: Large Mudslide below Johnston Ridge - MSH

Post by justpeachy » May 21st, 2023, 6:53 pm

One of the people who got stuck behind the slide took this drone footage of the slide: https://youtu.be/LFnEcLiLcko

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Re: Large Mudslide below Johnston Ridge - MSH

Post by idoru » June 9th, 2023, 6:00 am

Another landslide, this time on FR25.
Due to a significant landslide and subsequent slope destabilization along a section of Forest Road 25 at milepost (MP) 26, the road will be closed as a through-route until further notice. From the north side of the forest, the road is currently closed just south of the junction with Forest Road 99, due to snow. As the snow melts road crews will move the closure just south of the Boundary Trailhead around MP 23. On the south end, Forest Road 25 will remain closed past the junction of Forest Road 25/93. Forest Road 93 will remain accessible from the south.

Forest engineers are working to put together an emergency response.

Once snow melts out, which is predicted to occur in July, and Forest Road 99 is accessible, visitors will need to travel Forest Road 25 from the north to access Forest Road 99 to Windy Ridge. Forest Road 99 will NOT be accessible from the south via Forest Road 25. The damaged section of road will most likely be inaccessible throughout the summer. More information will be shared when it becomes available.

Please be advised that there will multiple road repair projects occurring on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest this summer. Visitors should call ahead and check current conditions to find out if the route that they are planning to take is affected.
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https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/gifford ... ecid=47041

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Re: Large Mudslide below Johnston Ridge - MSH

Post by stacie » June 18th, 2023, 9:40 am

They've reopened the trails near the 504 slide. Details and the map of the current closure area here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/giffordp ... PRD1114736

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Re: Large Mudslide below Johnston Ridge - MSH

Post by drm » July 14th, 2023, 4:01 pm

Folks got their stranded cars back today, via a temporary bridge that is not open to the public. Every car started on first try. So that was about two months without those cars.

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