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Record cold temperatures hit southwestern Siberia

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:05 UTC
Record cold in Siberia
The deviation of the average daily air temperature from the climatic norm on September 25, 2017 according to the data of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia (translated by google)
A new record low temperature was registered in Omsk today.

The mercury plummeted to -6.2 degrees C, breaking the previous record for the date of -4.5C, which was set more than 60 years ago in 1955.

Temperatures in the area are abnormally cold, running 5-10 degrees C below the climatic norm.

Thanks to Matin Siebert for these links

"Looks like it started the cold record season," says Martin.
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Silverton Mountain in Colorado opens for first runs of the ski season and says: 'THIS IS NOT A JOKE!'

Jonathan Romeo
The Durango Herald
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 12:00 UTC
Silverton Mountain
Silverton Mountain
The first runs of the 2017-18 ski season were made Sunday at Silverton Mountain, North America's highest altitude ski areas with a peak of 13,487 feet.

According to a news release, a snow system that passed through the San Juan Mountains over the weekend dropped just enough snow to open the upper reaches of Silverton Mountain.

"The patrollers could not resist the opportunity to ride the chairlift today to make some turns on the upper mountain as they celebrated the start of the season at Silverton Mountain," the news release said.

Silverton Mountain co-owner Jen Brill said most of the snow was concentrated to the alpine areas of the mountain.
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Early snowfall hits 13 ski resorts in mountains of British Columbia (PHOTOS)

Nicole Hui
Narcity
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:45 UTC
Whistler ski resort
Whistler ski resort
Okay fall is cool and all but who's also ready for ski season? We all know fall in Vancouver can at times be more of like a transition phase from summer to winter. The weather is whack and every day is a new guess of whether to dress like it's warm or cold.

Winter is coming — which means ski season is coming! It's only September but 13 B.C. mountains have already received their first snowfall!!! Whistler here we come. Here's hoping ski season starts early this year.

Check out all the pictures of the B.C. mountains' first dusting of fresh powder.
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First fall storm drops 11 inches of snow on Colorado's Grand Mesa

Chris Spears
denver.cbslocal.com
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 15:33 UTC
The Grand Mesa Lodge reported 11 inches of snow over the weekend.
© Grand Mesa LodgeThe Grand Mesa Lodge reported 11 inches of snow over the weekend.
The snow season is off to a big start in western Colorado!

A weather observer at the Grand Mesa Lodge reported 11 inches over the weekend.

The snow prompted the National Weather Service in Grand Junction to issue Colorado's first winter weather advisory of the season.

Colorado's Grand Mesa is no stranger to early snowfall.

Last year they received almost of foot of snow between Sept. 24-25 and racked up a total of 408.5 inches for the season.

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Record cold, record snow - it must be 'global warming'

Adapt 2030
YouTube
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:57 UTC
record snow in Alaska
© YouTube/Adapt 2030 (screen capture)
Record early snow from Alaska to Norway. 12 feet in Alaska a foot across the western USA, a foot in northern Europe where Norway govt urged its citizens to put on snow chains while driving on the snowy roads. California summer snow, Tahoe, Montana, Utah, Idaho, all heavy early snows and Utah setting dozens of new cold and snow records over the last few days. More Arctic ice, record ice growth on Greenland, media is silent and stunned.

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Flake News: Early snowfall reported on mountains across Europe with a foot of snow recorded in Austria

Patrick Thorne
IN THE SNOW.COM
Wed, 20 Sep 2017 14:49 UTC
Hintertux, Austria
Hintertux, Austria
After a very long, hot summer, September has seen large and on-going snowfalls on Alpine glaciers, with the snow now falling to lower elevations and over a wider area of the continent.

The snowfall in the first few weeks of the Meteorological Autumn, and the last three weeks of the astronomical summer appears to have been greater than at the start of the past few winters at some areas. Snow has been reported in The Dolomites, Pyrenees, Scandinavia and even dustings on high points in Scotland and Croatia.

Around 10 glaciers are already open for 2017-18 snowsports in Europe including three that opened last weekend after two weekends of September snowfall. The snow is particularly heavy in Austria where the Hintertux glacier (pictured top) has had 30cm (a foot) of fresh snow and the Stubai glacier 25cm (10 inches) of snow. Both report powder conditions.

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Heavy snowfall strikes East Kazakhstan


Kazinform
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:31 UTC
snow
Much of the East Kazakhstan region was affected by heavy snowfalls over the weekend, Kazinform correspondent reports.

Precipitation in the form of rain transitioning into wet snow occurred across the whole region, including the cities of Semey, Ust-Kamenogorsk, and Ridder.

Most of the snow fell in the mountainous areas of the region.

According to local authorities, sudden precipitation didn't cause any significant damage or accidents as the residents were properly informed.
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Dozens of cities, towns and villages in Russia get early snow after hot summer


The Siberian Tmes
Mon, 25 Sep 2017 14:16 UTC
The cold blast is in contrast to last year when the first snow in western Siberia came only in the first week of October.
© Aleksei SalamatovThe cold blast is in contrast to last year when the first snow in western Siberia came only in the first week of October.
In Yakutia the snow came earlier - with the first falls on 28-29 August, before the official end of summer.

But in western Siberia the first white blanket has now come to the cities of Omsk, Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, and Krasnoyarsk, as well as both Altai Republic and Altai region.
Drivers have been warned to take care across this large area.

The cold blast is in contrast to last year when the first snow in western Siberia came only in the first week of October.

So far the coldest temperature as the new winter approaches is around minus 5C in Aldan, Neryungi, Aikhal and Verkhoyansk - all in Yakutia region, officially the Sakha Republic.
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Early-season snowfall closes roads in northern Utah; 8 inches deep

Jacob Klopfenstein
KSL.com
Sun, 24 Sep 2017 19:49 UTC
Fresh snow in Big Cottonwood Canyon
© Solitude Mtn ResortFresh snow in Big Cottonwood Canyon
Early-season snow continued to fall around northern Utah, with a few first-of-the-season road closures.

Utah Department of Transportation reported just after 10 a.m. Sunday that a gate had been closed on state Route 224, just past Park City Hall in Summit County. The gate would be opened as soon as crews could clear the area.
CLOSURE: the first seasonal gate at SR-224 in @SummitCountyUT due to heavy snowfall. Gate will reopen when crews are able to clear it.

— UDOT Region Two (@UDOTRegionTwo) September 24, 2017
Officials in Alta reported 8 inches of snow on the ground in some places. Snowplows were out in Little Cottonwood Canyon, and drivers should expect snowy roads, especially on state Route 210 in the canyon.
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A foot of snow falls on Mount Bachelor, Oregon; skiing season starts early


katu.com
Sun, 24 Sep 2017 11:01 UTC
snow
© Mt. Bachelor
After a foot of snow this week, Mt. Bachelor has become the first place in North America to offer skiing and snowboard this early in the season.

Officials set up a terrain park in the base area, where snowboarders and skiers used rails to slide around on the snow.

They're offering free access to the terrain park, as well as free "snow-seeing" chairlift rides for foot passengers only.

"The storm gave us an opportunity to try something new and unique," said Drew Jackson, Mt. Bachelor's director of sales and marketing. "There was too much snow to open our bike trails this weekend, so we thought we'd put something together with what we had to work with - which was about a foot of snow."

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