YYC cancellations

[westcoast80]

Problems in Calgary today? Looks like a lot of cancelled flights for some reason or another

[Lurch]

Heavy snow fall this morning, Not offical but I would say 4-6"s looking at the snow I need to shovel from the drive way. They had vis down to 1/8sm +SN earlier

METAR CYYC 101700Z 31004KT 1/4SM +SN VV003 M00/M01 A2998 RMK SN8 RVR
RWY 34 2600FT /S19/ SLP187=

SPECI CYYC 101729Z 32004KT 1/2SM SN VV004 M00/ RESN RMK SN8 RVR RWY
34 3000FT=

SPECI CYYC 101751Z CCA 34004KT 3/4SM -SN OVC007 M00/ RESN RMK SN6SC2
RVR RWY 34 6000FT=

SPECI CYYC 101751Z 34004KT 3/4SM -SN OVC007 M00/ RESN RMK SN6SC2=

METAR CYYC 101800Z 36005KT 3SM -SN OVC007 00/M01 A2999 RESN RMK SC8
/S23/ SLP197=

Lurch

[200hr Wonder]

Yeah it was a gong show with a capital GONG

[Dave T]

I imagine it was a GONG show. Glad I wasn't working today!

Isn't it April anyways? I know we get snow at all times of the year in YYC but come on we shouldn't have to wake up to a ton of snow on the ground in april!

I found it interesting that Springbank was VFR while Calgary was still down to 1/8 in heavy snow.

[SierraPoppa]

I found it interesting that Springbank was VFR while Calgary was still down to 1/8 in heavy snow.

Nothing unusual there, it happened a number of times during my 25 years at YBW although it was usually fog not snow.

[Dave T]

Yea i've seen fog happen quite often. Same with YXD being VFR while YEG is down to mins in fog.

I havn't seen it happen with snow very often though.

And now after it was cleared up for several hours it's a blizzard outside again!

I love Alberta!

[oldtimer]

It took me about 30 minutes to do a taxi that usually takes 5 minutes. A 25 minute drive this morning took me over a hour and I made real good time. Coming home this evening, the snow belt was about a 25 mile circle with Calgary at the center. Wierd. Radio said 10 inches of heavy wet snow but I had 14 inches on my deck.

[gulfan]

Took me 2.5 hours driving to go from 17th Ave SE to Country Hills ...

[Rowdy]

Glad I got outta there before it went to shit!!!

Sure is nice up here in Inuvik today

[Four1oh]

Saskatchewan was beautiful today too... just too bad our NHL team didn't make the playoffs....

[Arthur Q]

Yea i've seen fog happen quite often. Same with YXD being VFR while YEG is down to mins in fog.

I havn't seen it happen with snow very often though.

And now after it was cleared up for several hours it's a blizzard outside again!

I love Alberta!

Ironic you should say that. Canadian North landed one of it's 737s yesterday at CYXD because of the fog. I could see ERAA on the phone in seconds asking how dare you bring in a Boeing here!

[Four1oh]

Yea i've seen fog happen quite often. Same with YXD being VFR while YEG is down to mins in fog.

I havn't seen it happen with snow very often though.

And now after it was cleared up for several hours it's a blizzard outside again!

I love Alberta!

Ironic you should say that. Canadian North landed one of it's 737s yesterday at CYXD because of the fog. I could see ERAA on the phone in seconds asking how dare you bring in a Boeing here!

that's what you get for using a 'paper' alternate... If you don't want to go there if you divert, then don't put it on the flight plan... drives me batty

[SkyWolfe]

I was stuck in fort mac for 10 hours

[DA900]

that's what you get for using a 'paper' alternate... If you don't want to go there if you divert, then don't put it on the flight plan... drives me batty

It was a little more profound then that.