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Big White ski resort in British Columbia receives 8 inches of October snow in 24 hours

Phil Mclachlan
Kelowna Capital News
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:46 UTC
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© Big White Ski ResortBig White
Snow enthusiasts rejoice; Big White Ski Resort has received 21 centimeters (8.2 inches) of powder in the past 24 hours.

As of Oct. 23, the mountain's snow base is already 41 centimeters deep, with still another month to go until opening day.

"When it snows in October, everyone gets excited... the phones ring, people wax their boards and skis, and everybody gets pumped for the season," said Big White Ski Resort Ltd senior vice president, Michael Ballingall.

The resort is scheduled to open for the season on Nov. 26.

Throughout the winter season, Big White sees on average, 750 centimeters of snowfall.
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Snowstorm breaks 120-year-old record for most snow in October in the Okanagan region, British Columbia

Darrian Matassa-Fung
Global News
Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:39 UTC
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Snow in Kelowna
A 120-year-old record for most snowfall on an October day has been broken in Kelowna.

The previous record was 12.7 cm in 1899, according to Environment Canada.

Kelowna is currently sitting at around 13 cm of snowfall for the day.

And in Penticton, the South Okanagan city matched a 95 year-old record at 11 cm of snowfall.

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1,100 crashes, spinouts during October snowstorm in Minnesota - largest early storm in state history with 9 inches dumped


Minnesota.cbslocal.com
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:01 UTC
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The Minnesota State Patrol says hundreds of crashes have happened so far during Tuesday's snowstorm, which may be one for the record books.

Between 11 a.m. and 8:30 p.m., there have been 493 crashes on Minnesota roads. Forty-eight of those crashes resulted in injuries, including one serious injury near Motley. There have been 614 vehicle spinouts and 22 jackknifed semi-trucks.

This storm system, which has dropped up to 9 inches of snow in parts of metro, is Minnesota's largest early season storm in recorded history. It's also the second largest October snowfall, with the historic 1991 Halloween blizzard coming in first.

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Parts of central Iowa walloped by up to 9 inches of early snow Monday

Philip Joens
Des Moines Register
Tue, 20 Oct 2020 18:35 UTC
Heavy snow fell across parts of Iowa on October 19th.
© WSFA 12 News/Ryan YorkHeavy snow fell across parts of Iowa on October 19th.
What was supposed to be a dusting of snow Monday morning turned into a full-blown central Iowa snowstorm.

Forecasts called for flurries and about an inch of snow in the metro, one day after the season's first measurable snowfall. Instead, an intense snow squall dropped up to nine inches in northern Polk County.

"Things just came together in the right fashion to produce the heavy snow that we're seeing across central Iowa right now," National Weather Service Meteorologist Jeff Zogg said early Monday afternoon.

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New England experiences significant early snowfall - up to 8 inches


Boston.cbslocal.com
Sun, 18 Oct 2020 19:39 UTC
Easton
Easton
Many residents of northern New England got an early taste of winter with a blanket of snow on Saturday.

It was the first widespread, significant snowfall of the season in the region, and the heavy, wet snow caused some power outages, said Derek Schroeter, meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Gray, Maine.

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Montana sees up to 10 inches of early snow - Great Falls breaks daily snowfall record

Karl Puckett
Great Falls Tribune
Sun, 18 Oct 2020 19:12 UTC
Helena
© Thom BridgeHelena, Montana
Great Falls set a new daily snowfall record Saturday as a weekend storm dumped more than 6 inches on the city and up to 10 inches at some locations across northcentral Montana.

Officially, the Electric City had 4.9 inches of fresh white snow Saturday, hastening the fall of leaves remaining on the city's trees.

As of 11 a.m. Sunday, when moderate to heavy snow continued to fall, 6 inches of snow already had fallen on the city since the first flakes began Friday evening

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A dump of more early snow at 4 ski resorts in British Columbia

Carli Berry
infotel.ca
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:55 UTC
A recent dump of snow in the Thompson-Okanagan has the four major ski resorts in the region likely has skiers and snowboarders excited for opening day.
© Apex Mountain ResortA recent dump of snow in the Thompson-Okanagan has the four major ski resorts in the region likely has skiers and snowboarders excited for opening day.
The four major ski hills in the Thompson-Okanagan are getting snow thanks to the recent freezing temperatures at higher elevations.

Here's a roundup of how much snow they've had and the plans to open for the ski and snowboarding season.

Sun Peaks Resort

Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops received roughly 11 centimetres of powder between Oct. 13 and Wednesday night, Oct. 14, at the mid-mountain level, according to SnowForecast.com.

Another eight cm is expected to begin falling Oct. 16, according to the forecast.

The resort is expected to open Nov. 21 for the season.

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Butte in Montana gets pelted by several inches of early snow

John Emeigh
kbzk.com
Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:41 UTC
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It's still fall, but it looked like mid-winter in Butte this Thursday as the Mining City got dumped on by early snow.

The snowplows were called out to clear the streets, people were shoveling their sidewalks and this little girl even built a snowman after Butte was pelted with several inches of snow throughout the morning.

One slide-off accident delayed traffic on Homestake Pass early that morning, but no other major incidents were reported.

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Early snowfalls blanket SW and NW China


CGTN
Fri, 16 Oct 2020 14:00 UTC
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Southwest China's Zoige County and parts of northwest's Gansu Province welcomed their first snowfalls of the season. Despite the colder weather, locals were generally unaffected by the early winter snow.

In the countryside, the weather produced a snowy scenery, signaling to local herders to prepare their livestock for a long winter ahead. Outside of Gansu's Zhangjiachuan County in Tianshui City, pastures were covered with a layer of white snow.

The white drastically changed the pastures' appearance from a mere days ago. To the northwest, a new round of snow arrived in Altay Prefecture in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, accompanied by a sharp temperature drop from six degrees Celsius to negative-three.

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Late snow falling in parts of Canterbury, New Zealand - Te Anau wakes to sub-zero temps


Star News
Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:05 UTC
Late spring snow up on the Pineapple Track, Dunedin
Late spring snow up on the Pineapple Track, Dunedin
Snow is falling in parts of Canterbury as the South Island plunges back down to sub-zero temperatures as yet another icy blast sweeps up the country.

Snow is coating a number of Canterbury alpine passes and townships including Methven this morning, while further south Te Anau residents have woken to a bitterly cold -4 deg C.

MetService is warning snow is expected to fall to low levels across many parts of the island and even into the central volcanic region of the North Island just days after the country was basking in sun rays, soaking up the summery 20-plus degree warmth.

And the wintry spell is not likely to let up for a few days, with the forecaster warning the coldest temperatures are reserved for tomorrow morning with many centres barely getting out of single digits the entire day.

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