Before embarking on any adventure or trip to the mountains for skiing/snowboarding, it is essential to plan for the weather conditions we would experience. Although we cannot predict the actual future, we can prepare for the likelihood in occurrence for a weather condition. Any preparation is always better than no preparation!

Here is a table for the different snow-surface conditions which will be useful when using the other links below:

(Photo Credit: Rosie Howard - Table 7op.1 Summary of snow-surface conditions reported or found within ski resorts, and possible weather conditions that could lead to these conditions. Details and exceptions are provided in the text. "Skiers" refers to skiers or snowboarders.)

 

Resource Links

Making use of information that is available online, we can plan according to the weather.

 

Weather Conditions:

These are some links that provide a good overview of the weather condition forecasts:

 

1. Government of Canada - https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.htmlLinks to an external site.

- 24 Hour weather conditions, Radar, Satellite and Lightning forecasts.

 

2. Snow Forecast - http://www.snow-forecast.com/mapsLinks to an external site.

 - Snow and Weather Maps

1) Maps to show predicted snowfall data over the next 0-3 days and 3-6 days.

2) Maps to show actual snowfall data over the past 0-3 days, 4-7 days and 7 days.

3) Ski conditions based on Ski Resort locations.

 

Avalanche Conditions:

1. Avalanche Canada - http://www.avalanche.ca/map/

- Provides avalanche warnings through an interactive map that also explains how to intepret the danger ratings. Seems to mainly provide data in the province of British Columbia.

 

2. Avalanche.org - https://avalanche.org/

- In partnership with the American Avalanche Association and the National Avalanche Center, an interactive map provides avalanche warnings in the United States.

 

3. European Avalanche Warning Services - http://www.avalanches.org/eaws/en/main.php

- Provides an interactive map to be redirected to any relevant avalanche warning source relevant to your desired location in Europe.

 

Ski Resort Conditions:

These are some links that provide more in-depth forecasts depending on your desired Ski Resort:

 

1. Snow Forecast - http://www.snow-forecast.com/countries/Canada/resorts/A-CLinks to an external site.

- Obtain information of snow conditions with choice of Ski Resort in different countries.

 

2. The Weather Network - https://www.theweathernetwork.com/forecasts/ski-and-snow/listLinks to an external site.

 - Obtain weather information with choice of Ski Resort in Canada & United States of America.

 

3. J2 Ski - https://www.j2ski.com/american_ski_resorts/Canada/Links to an external site.

 - Obtain reports on snow conditions with choice of Ski Resort in different countries.

 

4. On The Snow - https://www.onthesnow.ca/canada/skireport.htmlLinks to an external site.

 - Obtain snow reports and snowfall data with choice of Ski Rsort in different countries.

 

5. Open Snow - http://opensnow.com/forecastsLinks to an external site.

 - Obtain information on snow conditions and forecasts with choice of Ski Resort in different countries

 

6. Ski Resort.info - http://www.skiresort.info/

- Provides reports on Ski Resorts, snow conditions and even the reliability of the snow at your desired ski resort. Has links to the different ski resort webcams and livestreams.

 

Real-Time Weather Map:

These are some links that provide a visualisation of the changes in weather which would prove useful in forecasts and tracking changes:

 

1. Intellicast Weather Active Map - http://www.intellicast.com/local/wxmap.aspxLinks to an external site.

- An interactive weather map that can be toggled to show past and future visualised data in relation to the present

 

2. Weatherbug - https://www.weatherbug.com/maps/Links to an external site.

 - An interactive weather map with choice of different weather overlays to visualise data from the recent past to present

 

3. UBC Weather Forecast Page - http://weather2.eos.ubc.ca/dev~gg/pubfcst.php

- 4-Panel GFS & RDPS animated weather map forecast data for the British Columbia region

 

4. Mountain Forecast - https://www.mountain-forecast.com/

- Provides both animated and static weather map data for your desired mountain peak in different countries.