cache-advance: Hi Team Alpenglow,
This cache was originally a traditional cache. When a cache box disappears or is intentionally removed by the owner, as it appears is the case here, the options are to archive the listing or to replace the box.
If the cache meets the requirements for virtual cache I would be more than happy to review a new submission for a virtual, but it is unfair to the finders of this cache that found it as a traditional to have credit for a virtual.
Please feel free to submit a new cache report for this cache as a virtual cache if it meets the requirements for a virtual listed here:
http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx
Thanks for the understanding.
Happy Geocaching!
Cache-Advance
Geocaching.com Admin
NOTE: If you have any questions, do not reply to the archive note email, I won't get it. Email me directly via the email link in my profile. Please include the GCH3XQ number or the URL of the cache in question so I will know which cache it is regarding.