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Posted by kutenay on March 4, 2008 at 9:29:57 pm EST
In reply to Tricks for fire on top of deep snow posted by WISam on March 3, 2008 at 4:15:22 pm EST

It's not the taproot that ignites, it is the buttresses on the crown root which can then hold fire UNDER snowcover for months. I have seen this many times here in BC, usually in Thuja Plicata stands of older trees and also in the large stumps left from logging those virgin trees.

Building fires close to trees is a bad idea, there are more problems than the convenience is worth. In most regions, a large fire pit can be scraped out of the snow with your ski, snowshoe or whatever and then a fire CAN be built that will last indefinitely. We usually do this along a creek bank and the spring freshet washes away any traces left, done it many times at home in the Kootenays of BC.

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