And so it begins...

[Eldo]

Environment Canada's Official Canadian Weather Warnings
6:15 PM MDT THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER 2003
HEAVY SNOWFALL WARNING FOR
BANFF NATIONAL PARK ISSUED
10 TO 20 CM OF SNOW WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE THE 1000 METRE
LEVEL TONIGHT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS CENTRAL ALBERTA WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA TONIGHT. SOUTH OF THE LOW TRACK OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA WINDS OF 60 GUSTING TO 100 KM/H HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT WATERTON PARK. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 70 GUSTING TO 100 KM/H WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALBERTA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING. A MOIST PACIFIC FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS PRODUCED 5 TO 8 CM OF SNOW AT LAKE LOUISE AND RCMP HAVE CLOSED HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN LAKE LOUISE AND SASKATCHEWAN RIVER CROSSING. A FURTHER 10 TO 20 CM IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT ABOVE THE 1000 METRE LEVEL. HIGHER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LOCALLY. MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY.

Hmmm, I wonder if it's true?

http://www.skibanff.com/skicam/

http://www.skilouise.com/mountain_cam/

[Beaver]

I've heard that they set a single day rainfall record in Victoria today. The Vancouver radio is telling of flodding here there and everywhere. It is pissing rain in the Kootenays with the snow line at about 3500'. Finally we are getting some needed precip. I drove my truck to about 5500' hunting last weekend and was depressed by the lack of snow.

It's pissing out and I am loving it!!!!

[milkman]

It's pissing hardcore in Vancouver. Now we just need it to get a little colder. I'm STILL at work. I love 13 hour days......IT sucks.

[The AD]

The weather forecast is not rosy for Coastal B.C. and the Washington Cascades. This is a nice strong storm coming in, but it's a damn warm front! All that precip is going to be liquid. It's still over 60 degree F here in Seattle at 9:00 p.m.

[Eldo]

Originally posted by The AD
The weather forecast is not rosy for Coastal B.C. and the Washington Cascades. This is a nice strong storm coming in, but it's a damn warm front! All that precip is going to be liquid. It's still over 60 degree F here in Seattle at 9:00 p.m.

Yep, it looks like that freezing level is going to be too high for this snow to last. I noticed yesterday morning's (Thursday's) Baker snowreport had it snowing, but it was already 32F. (Just waiting for sunrise to check the various Rockies web cams and see what's happening.)

But a good sign for the early season. Another two weeks and it will be cold enough for the rain to become snow. Imagine if all that coastal rain had been coming down as snow.

[PlayHarder]

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic14214.jpg
Sunshine Village
http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic14213.jpg
Lake Louise

Looks pretty right now, sucks that the temps are going up 16 today and 19 tomorrow, though.

That's 61 and 66 for you non-metric folks, feels like rain, eh.