The end of May to the beginning of June was hot, hot, hot in Whistler and the rest of southern BC. Many a record was broken and it was much drier than normal with little to no rainfall.
Environment Canada predicts that this warmer than normal trend with continue through to August.
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What to wear, when the most snow falls, and how many layers to bring are important questions to answer before traveling to Whistler. If you're planning on an outdoor adventure vacation, then the weather is something you need to know about!
2009 will be a big snow year for Whistler Blackcomb.
That's why we weren't surprised when the first snow fell Sept 22, 2009. (Photo courtesy of Whistler-Blackcomb).
The independent weather forecasters below predict normal to big Pacific Northwest snowfalls:
Above average precipitation + normal to slightly warmer temperatures = SNOW in the alpine!
We can't wait!
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There's no spin, hiding or dodging the real questions, like how long the line-ups are, whether the runs are icy or whether or not its dumping RAIN at the top.
Here are some snowfall statistics. Highlighted numbers show the months where it snowed the most in each year! As you can see, there isn't really a consistent pattern when it comes to which month is the best for snow. They're all pretty great!
| Snowfall by Year & Month | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year |
2008/2009 |
2007/2008 |
2006/2007 | 2005/2006 | 2004/2005 | 2003/2004 | 2002/2003 | 2001/2002 | 2000/2001 | |||||||||
| Month |
cm |
in |
cm |
in |
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
cm
|
in
|
| Nov. |
150 |
59 |
162 |
64 |
416 | 164 | 114.5 | 45 |
81
|
31
|
178
|
70
|
110
|
43
|
151
|
59
|
87
|
34
|
| Dec. |
169 |
67 |
260 |
102 |
275 | 108 | 139 | 55 |
130
|
51
|
300
|
118
|
335
|
132
|
377
|
148
|
171
|
67
|
| Jan. |
118 |
47 |
264 |
104 |
254 | 100 | 469 | 185 |
42
|
16
|
201
|
79
|
178
|
70
|
164
|
65
|
163
|
64
|
| Feb. |
143 |
56 |
100 |
39 |
147 | 58 | 112 | 44 |
47
|
18
|
111
|
44
|
54
|
21
|
231
|
91
|
53
|
21
|
| Mar. |
236 |
93 |
170 |
67 |
198 | 78 | 243 | 97 |
143
|
56
|
15
|
63
|
336
|
132
|
149
|
59
|
124
|
49
|
| Apr. |
72 |
28 |
55 |
22 |
103 | 40 | 103 | 40 |
197
|
78
|
20
|
8
|
194
|
76
|
51
|
20
|
137
|
54
|
| May |
42 |
17 |
8 |
3 |
23 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
45
|
18
|
6
|
2
|
23
|
9
|
41
|
16
|
71
|
22
|
The moral of this story is to bring lots of layers and be prepared for anything!. As a general rule of thumb, March & April are much warmer.
| Average Alpine Temperatures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lows
|
Highs
|
|||
|
°C
|
°F
|
°C
|
°F
|
|
| Dec - Feb | -12 | 11 | -5 | 23 |
| Mar - May | -8 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
There's a big difference between the alpine and the valley/Village. You'll need lots of layers to enjoy yourself at all elevations!
| Average Valley Temperatures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Lows
|
Highs
|
||
|
°C
|
°F
|
°C
|
°F
|
|
| November | -1 | 30 | 5 | 41 |
| December | -5 | 23 | -1 | 30 |
| January | -8 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| February | -5 | 23 | 3 | 37 |
| March | -3 | 27 | 8 | 46 |
| April | 2 | 36 | 11 | 52 |
| May | 7 | 44 | 17 | 62 |
| June | 9 | 48 | 21 | 70 |
| July | 11 | 52 | 27 | 80 |
| August | 11 | 52 | 27 | 80 |
| September | 8 | 46 | 20 | 68 |
| October | 3 | 38 | 16 | 60 |