CA-ANF-Table??

Mountainsandforests · August 23, 2025, 4:28pm

A tree that was presumably struck by lightning is close to the ALERTWest - Mtn High North 2 cam, only a couple dozen feet away.
The smoke plume is also visible from ALERTWest - Table 1.
Edit: ANF sending a dispatch and the local Mtn. High ski resort employees are also on scene.

bagger69 · August 23, 2025, 4:39pm

Renamed to “Table” per WildCad

FirePig · August 23, 2025, 5:55pm

Years ago the ski lift there was named Table Mountain.

muni_captain · August 23, 2025, 11:27pm

Good time lapse video from Mtn High North Cam ALERTWest - Mtn High North 2 of crews dropping the tree and extinguishing.

CCFF · August 24, 2025, 1:01am

At 09:47:55 you can pause and see the lightning strike hitting the tree and ground. Very cool.

Ballofire · August 24, 2025, 1:30am

The responding engines are in the picture at 09:47:55.
The white streak is the hose stream.

Mountainsandforests · August 24, 2025, 1:33am

I believe the strike occurred between 9:11 and 9:17.

Ballofire · August 24, 2025, 1:47am

There appears to be light smoke in the top of the tree in the 09:11:41 image and smoke and fire at 09:17:47.
Ok I will zip it.

CCFF · August 24, 2025, 1:48am

Gotcha, my bad. Thanks for the correction.