Upto 1.2m Of Snowfall in Western Canada this Week
Upto 1.2m Of Snowfall in Western Canada this Week
Published : 24-Dec-2019 05:18
There have been some huge snowfalls in Alberta and BC over the past few days giving exceptional powder conditions.
Resorts along the Alberta/BC border have seen some of the biggest accumulations with Panorama (pictured) in BC and Sunshine, over the border near Banff, both reporting more than a metre (40 inches) of snowfall in the past 7 days.
Revelstoke has also reported more than a metre of snowfall. It has a 1.8m (six foot) base, one of the deepest in Canada.
The biggest fall of all was reported at little known Manning Park Resort, 200km east of Vancouver, which got 154cm (five feet, two inches) of snowfall.
Most resorts in the two provinces got at least 50cm of snowfall and for many this has so far been the winter that has kept giving with two months now of regular snowfalls.
However it's been a different story on the Pacific coast where north America's biggest resort Whistler Blackcomb has struggled to open much terrain with only about a quarter of its usual snowfall average arriving so far.
Things have picked up here too though and several feet more snow are expected here over the coming weekend.
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