Sikanni Chief Hill

This is one of the hills we truckers have to negotiate on a run north of Ft St John BC heading to Ft Nelson on highway 97,and beyond. I shot this on my way back from the Ft Liard area. Luckily it was daytime and dry. It dont look so imposing in daylight and in dry weather BUT, going the other way in a heavily laden truck can be a dangerous trip if the driver isnt paying attention to his job.

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[Elva89]

To the right when your going back up the hill. That wall to the right always crumbled down onto the road i remember when that happend back in 2005 2006.

[Royalhighlander]

@Elva89 Yup im allways carefull to watch the road for debris

[ghalvie]

This is the hill that I just about made my maker in 2000. Lost air half way down with a 14 ft wide load on my double drop. It was raining sooo hard that I didnt even see it coming. The worst part was the curve at the end and I met a car on the bridge. 79 plus mph at the bottom. Needless to say, I stopped at Buckinghorse for the night, and a change of shorts)jk

[Royalhighlander]

I know its a nasty hill.. one time heading iorth it was a controled slide down for me.. I should have waited till the sanders had come by but the rig was waiting on the pipe

[jenngaetan]

dry???that's a rare sight...oh by the way that hill's been renamed to SLIPERY CHIEF....when pulling trains anyways...

[Royalhighlander]

I've heard it called worse

[xgavin1984x]

Wow looks different when its not covered in ice, and its snowing so bad you cant see 20 ft in front of you, fuck I hate that drive

[Mike700fi]

Yeah first time I hit that one It was midnight, half blizzard and foggy, and i had a big load on heading north, and that first curve fooled me but i made er and was good for next time. I am 19 but love driving.

[Elva89]

cant wait to move back there.

[67bobmc]

You people should of see the old road across there. trucks would be there backed up for days . Caulse no one would carrie chains . It can snow 12 months of the year. But when you come into BC and they say carrie chains. They mean it. yee haa good day.

[ghalvie]

sorry typo MET my maker!