© Alexandra BakerFive deer were wandering around 90th - Glenmore Landing and Pump Hill area on a snowy May 3. This one put in the extra effort for a snack.
Heather Smith, a meteorologist with the weather agency, said the snow was being generated by a strong low pressure system in the pacific pushing moisture into the province combined with an arctic high ushering in cold air.
"It's a stagnant weather pattern and not much is changing," Smith said on Saturday. "It will snow on and off for the next few days."
The spring snowstorm forced city officials to cancel the 47th annual pathway and river cleanup event, which had been scheduled for Sunday morning. Approximately 2,900 volunteers had been set to pick up thousands of garbage along 200 kilometres of pathway, the river's edge, and in city parks.
The event has been moved to May 25th.
© Ted Rhodes, Calgary HeraldThe city saw 5 to 10 mm of rain Friday and is expecting 5 cm of snow today.
The snow also created challenging driving conditions on some highway roads, with Canmore RCMP warning against travel on Highway 1 due to limited visibility. Highway 1 in the Golden, B.C., area was also closed for avalanche control.
But in Calgary, city police and EMS said the number of crashes they responded to were relatively typical for a Saturday morning, with three injury collisions and 28 non-injury collisions reported to police between 6 a.m. and noon.
© Christina Ryan, Calgary HeraldWard Perrault trudges with his dogs Sadie and Willy through the inches of wet snow at Nose Hill Park in Calgary on May 3, 2014.
Considering the time of year and that recent huge dump in the mountains get ready for round 2 of "once a century" flooding.