Expedition Canada

It's Wet Mon Jan 16th Roberts Creek Towards the end of last year as the drought continued into Winter, if we had doubts about the area retaining the status of a Temperate Rainforest, we should not have worried.  It has been wet.  Not enough to cause the level of flooding that the UK and California has suffered, but wet.  The creeks are in full flood. In the mountains the snow has been abundant, unlike much of Europe - though that appears to be improving, but interspaced with warm and occasional wetter weather.  As a result the snowpack is Avalanche Warnings in SW BC unstable and the avalanche risk is at 3 of 5.  A "considerable" risk rating.  Off piste and backcountry skiing is not advised. The blue blobs at the top of the map are the Whistler area. Not that it affects us, we have cashed in our season passes as Fred's hip replacement is due in Feb.  I hope to get up for the occasional boys-day-out before the op and and when we get back f...

Vancouver Grinds to a Halt Sun Dec 4th Bonniebrook Beach on Tuesday In a country known for having the odd bit of snow, you would not expect a major provincial city to grind to a halt when 15 cm of the stuff decorates the streets.  That is what happened last Tuesday (Nov 29 th ) as CBC reports .   Ferries were cancelled between Metro Vancouver and Van Island. Flights No view of the North Shore from Nick & Lizzie's deck also  cancelled  at YVR.  Some drivers were stuck in their cars for upwards of 8 hours in parts of Metro Vancouver.  Vancouver Island was also badly hit and a number of areas had power outages. This was the day Fred was looking after young Seb in Vancouver, heading over on the 0620 ferry, long before the winter weather action got underway. I gallantly suggested she take the 4x4.   As conditions worsened, the cancellation of the Van Island ferries meant the extra boat that normally compliments the rush hour crossings to ...