Nuclear snowfall’ In Western Canada
Nuclear snowfall’ In Western Canada
Published : 19-Nov-2015 09:10
Snowfall numbers in western Canadian have been going off the scale with Revelstoke reporting it has passed the 3m/10 feet of snowfall this month mark this week; Lake Louise (pictured above) saying it has had around 1.5m/five feet this week alone; Nakiska saying it received 60cm/2 feet in 24 hours; and Kicking Horse (pictured below) reporting it received over 10cm/4 inches of snow in one hour alone on Tuesday.
The latest snowfall excesses come on top of a snowy month which has already seen Western Canadian resorts opening early or announcing they are about to – Big White, Cypress Mountain, Kicking Horse, Panorama, Sun Peaks and Whistler have all announced early openings.
The Head of Mountain Safety at Kicking Horse described the snow storm on Tuesday/Wednesday as 'nuclear snowfall' in a bid to describe the excessive volumes involved.
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