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May 1, 2024 · Wally (left) and Levi Huser stand with Salmo Ski Hill in the background. The community hill was open only 14 days last season. Photo: Tyler Harper
May 2, 2024 · The snowpack, which was recorded by the BC River Forecast Centre at just 72 per cent of normal for the West Kootenay on April 1, is impacting the region’s wildlife in a variety of ways. Kootenay Lake is partially fed by glacier melt, but it doesn’t rise naturally with the freshet.
Feb 7, 2024 · The warm winter in the West Kootenay has also crimped Whitewater Ski Resort’s snow season, with a snow base almost three feet below its summit average of 90 inches (www.onthesnow.com) at 56 inches (143 centimetres). The daily snow report is taken at the Summit weather plot at 1,950 metres.
Mar 8, 2024 · This spring’s snowpack level in the West Kootenay is the lowest in the past eight years. In 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022, the numbers were above 100 per cent. In 2017, 2019 and 2023, the snowpack was at 90 per cent of normal. The West Kootenay snowpack is measured monthly at 20 locations.
Dec 22, 2022 · The severe cold throughout the Kootenays this week has made life difficult for one and all. And it has had quite an effect on the ski industry. The week before Christmas, with schools on the holiday break, and the week between Christmas and New Year’s, are typically the busiest of the year for most Kootenay ski resorts.
Feb 12, 2021 · A ski hill about 60 kilometres west of Ottawa has received special permission from the province to reopen, despite being found within a public health unit that's still covered by Ontario's stay-at ...
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Feb 10, 2022 · Heavy snowfall early in the new year has pushed the West Kootenay’s snowpack levels to the highest in the province. The River Forecast Centre’s first update for February says precipitation ...
