![Geothermal hot spot at the Valemount marina.](https://i0.wp.com/www.therockymountaingoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Hot-spot-at-the-marinaaa.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
Photo and caption by Korie Marshall
A spot has been noticeable near the bottom of the boat launch ramps at the Valemount Marina since the ice froze a few weeks ago and has been getting bigger as the water level in Kinbasket Reservoir drops. It is open water, about a meter wide on Jan. 10th, and appears to be slightly bubbling. That despite temperatures well below freezing and well over eight inches of ice on the reservoir. Is it a sign of a usable geothermal heat source?