In Alberta Mountains Today... Snow

[iso_55]

[AtlanticRiderFan]

Holy crap, that better not come anywhere near here any time soon.

[iso_55]

Oh, it's coming....Inevitable.

[17to85]

Mountains are high, it was about 9 degrees in Calgary this morning and rainy, doesn't take much change in elevation for that temperature to drop and get snow. Rest assured there was no snow in Calgary, just chilly and rainy. 

[iso_55]

As an aside... Think Jim Prentice can pull off an election win, 17? He's the next Premier of Alberta, I'm sure. I got a call from Ric McIver's campaign HQ today asking if I would buy a PC membership & support him in the leadership race. I told the canvasser that I could not with good conscience support a political party that is morally & ethically bankrupt even though I like Ric as a person. He's with the wrong party. I told the lady I hope the Wild Rose wins the next election. 

[17to85]

I don't see how he doesn't win at this point. McIver has just said some really strange things. As far as the general election goes I wouldn't be surprised to see the PCs pull it off again. Not sure people are ready to trust the Wild Rose yet given that they are close with the federal conservatives who are falling out of favour. 

[iso_55]

Scandal after scandal, government airplanes, abuse of power, sense of entitlement. You may be right about the PC's  but man does Alberta need a change. 

[Mark F]

my hands would have to be carefully loosened from the wheel if I had to drive through the mountains on snow and ice.

 

specially cause the locals don't seem to slow down for anything.

[17to85]

especially that real heavy slushy snow, that **** just pulls you everywhere the second you get any kind of speed going. 

[BattleLevel]

my hands would have to be carefully loosened from the wheel if I had to drive through the mountains on snow and ice.

 

specially cause the locals don't seem to slow down for anything.

There are people who think that a light dusting means then slow down to 60 on the Deerfoot. I find them just as dangerous than the idiots who still do 130 in a blizzard

[iso_55]

Snow in the CALGARY forecast for Tuesday. Just a high of plus 4. Meanwhile today it's 25C in Calgary today. 

[Mark F]

drive into bc through crows nest pass, the driving I saw going both ways, was insane. people pulling huge boats, going 90 100 k, deer on the road ducking between cars and trucks, bumper to bumper, passing , absolutely nuts.

[iso_55]

drive into bc through crows nest pass, the driving I saw going both ways, was insane. people pulling huge boats, going 90 100 k, deer on the road ducking between cars and trucks, bumper to bumper, passing , absolutely nuts.

That highway you speak of near the Crow in SW AB is always busy like you say. The TC in BC between the AB border & Kamloops is insanely nuts. On the TC, it's a single lane hwy with thousands of cars on the road both ways & a 90 kph speed limit that most drivers don't observe. Truckers doing 130 in their rigs tailgating downhill & going 80 kph uphill, RVs doing 30 kph under the speed limit both creating huge lineups behind them & 500 metre passing lanes. People get frustrated & impatient as some cars just refuse to pass & take chances passing other vehicles. I saw one guy 2 weeks ago coming back from Vancouver pass a dozen cars on the TC by Rogers Pass. He must've passed me at 150 kph. Probably the most unsafe stretch of hwy in Canada. It's a Canadian disgrace as it is our national highway system stuck in the 1960's. I hate driving it. 

[AtlanticRiderFan]

I have a sickening feeling that this snow is coming to Saskatoon. Crap.

[iso_55]

5-7 cms of snow in Calgary tomorrow. Sucks...

[Mark F]

 

drive into bc through crows nest pass, the driving I saw going both ways, was insane. people pulling huge boats, going 90 100 k, deer on the road ducking between cars and trucks, bumper to bumper, passing , absolutely nuts.

That highway you speak of near the Crow in SW AB is always busy like you say. The TC in BC between the AB border & Kamloops is insanely nuts. On the TC, it's a single lane hwy with thousands of cars on the road both ways & a 90 kph speed limit that most drivers don't observe. Truckers doing 130 in their rigs tailgating downhill & going 80 kph uphill, RVs doing 30 kph under the speed limit both creating huge lineups behind them & 500 metre passing lanes. People get frustrated & impatient as some cars just refuse to pass & take chances passing other vehicles. I saw one guy 2 weeks ago coming back from Vancouver pass a dozen cars on the TC by Rogers Pass. He must've passed me at 150 kph. Probably the most unsafe stretch of hwy in Canada. It's a Canadian disgrace as it is our national highway system stuck in the 1960's. I hate driving it. 

 

 

yikes. 

[iso_55]

Another snowstorm today in Southern AB. This time Calgary is under a Snowfall Warning. It's as white as February right now. Probably 7 cms on my lawn right now & snowing hard & it suuuuuuucks, 

[Fatty Liver]

especially that real heavy slushy snow, that **** just pulls you everywhere the second you get any kind of speed going. 

 

 

Snow+mountains=4 wheel drive.  Wouldn't do it any other way. 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Ah there's always a strong chance of snow in the mountains in Sept and almost a given for Calgary too. Edm has had snow in June.

 

Winnipeg be damned but that does not happen here. So take that Alberta!

[Mark F]

during a golf game years ago in wpg, I played in a small snowstorm, in June.

 

it was actually funny. didn't last a day.

[17to85]

I've driven through a snow storm in July in Saskatchewan before. This country of ours sometimes gets bizarre weather no matter what part of it you're in. 

[iso_55]

Another 15 cms overnight  in the Calgary area here as a new storm passes thru. OMFG!!

[robynjt]

This storm was ridiculous.  A power line went down in our backyard - first (and hopefully last) time we've had to call 911.

[Noeller]

storm was crazy, but as I sit on this sunny Wednesday, it's +15 at 10am, and gonna be +25 this afternoon. +29 forecast for Monday......... #AlbertaLife