Potential pow alert - Cnd Rockies

[Eldo]

Keep an eye on the snow reports later this week. We could be in for one of those tasty front range storms that make Nakiska, Fortress or Castle the place to be.

(From the Louise website.)


Issued at 3:00 pm Tuesday, April 6, 2004

Synopsis: sunny most of tomorrow, spring snow storm coming Thursday…
A clear night forecast for the Rockies as high pressure moves off to the east overnight and early Wednesday morning. Temperatures will dip just below the freezing point at the base, with upper elevations remaining several degrees cooler. Under sunny skies Wednesday, expect to see daytime highs reach double digits at the base, declining to near freezing at mountain top. Later Wednesday, we’ll see clouds move in both from the north and from the west. Cooler artic air moving southwards and pacific moisture moving in from the west will collide over central and southern Alberta Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The computer models are suggesting 10+ mm of water equivalent centered just to the southeast of Jasper in the 12 hour period ending Thursday morning, with more to follow during the day, primarily along the east slopes of the front ranges from central Alberta southwards. We’ll be watching the western edge of this system and expect it to bring 10-20+ cm along the front ranges with amounts diminishing towards, and west of the continental divide. After this system passes, a break between systems occurs Friday and Saturday. This afternoon’s long range forecast shows another spring storm hitting southern Alberta later Sunday and Monday.

[powslut]

R. Scott Morgan comes through for us in the clutch once again

[flanker769]

Oh Please, Oh Please, Oh Please........

[Squirrel99]

Thankfully somebody's getting the snow! Hmmnnn... if the second storm could only make it's way through sooner...say Friday/Saturday? Might have to see how far by car from ski-attle. Enjoy the pow guys! Hope you get dumped on.

[PlayHarder]

Damn, this sucks - I hate springtime in Calgary, who needs April powder days.

That in turn creates an area of precipitation along and just east of the divide that will commence overnight and continue through to Friday morning. Precipitation amounts are forecast to climb into the 20 to 30+ mm range by Friday morning, so that should easily translate into 20+ cm for the front ranges, with amounts tapering off to 10 to 20 cm at Lake Louise. After this system heads off to the east later Friday, a break occurs for the latter half of Friday, Saturday and most of Sunday. The long range forecast is showing another, more intense storm hitting the southern Rockies Sunday night and early Monday morning.

Squirrel: No need to drive, head to Van and jump on Westjet to Calgary for $89 can.

[Squirrel99]

No need to drive, head to Van and jump on Westjet to Calgary for $89 can.

Are we talking double digit centimeters for the weekend??? Any update on the storm? I'm checking internet sites now, but likely will settle for the soft mush at Crystal. But $89CDN on Westjet, is that round trip?