– “Unprecedented” early-season snowfall in Alberta:
‘It’s been coming down in bucketfuls’, says Marmot Basin spokesperson.
20 Sep 2017 – ‘I have never, never seen this kind of snow at the end of September,’ says Brian Rode, vice-president of marketing and sales at Marmot Basin Park. Rode called the snowfall unprecedented.
More than 20 cm (8 inches) of snow had accumulated at the base of the ski area by shortly after noon, said Rode.