What a dry winter in the Rockies could mean for the spring
Paula Duhatschek
CBC News Calgary
April 14, 2023

Snowpack lower than normal, but still time to recover if more precipitation falls.

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Alberta’s snow pack nears record lows for 2023
Sarah Offin
Global News Hour at 6 Calgary
April 13, 2023

It’s the time of year when Alberta usually starts talking about flood forecasts. For details on what’s coming down the pipes, river forecasters carefully monitor how much snow we can expect to melt from higher elevations. As Sarah Offin reports, some mountain regions have some of the lowest snow pack levels on record.

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Melting Snowpacks
Calgary Eyeopener with Loren McGinnis, Angela Knight
CBC Radio
April 11, 2023

We hear what to expect from the snowpack as the spring melt picks up.

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Sask. soils ready to accept spring melt water
Brian Cross
The Western Producer
April 11, 2023

Overall, conditions are conducive to good levels of soil moisture infiltration, thanks to a better-than-average snowpack across most of the province and a soil-snowpack interface that is favourable to soil moisture recharge.

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Snowpack in Rocky Mountain valleys shrinking, researcher says
Teilor Stone
The Saxon
April 4, 2023

The snow cover period in the Canadian Rockies has decreased by four to six weeks since the early 1970s, according to John Pomeroy, Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change at the University. of Saskatchewan.

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What the decline of mountain snow cover means for Canada
Christy Climenhaga
CBC News
April 3, 2023

The Prairies Climate Change Project is a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga brings her expert voice to the conversation to help explain weather phenomena and climate change and how they impact everyday life.

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