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THE STORMY WEATHER that brought massive amounts of snow to Mount Washington this month has cleared this week, giving winter sport enthusiasts views like this one. PHOTO BY MOUNT WASHINGTON ALPINE RESORT
Second deepest December for resort Renee Andor Record Staff
With a base of 492 cm, (over 16 feet), and some sunny skies in the forecast, Santa’s been good to Mount Washington Alpine Resort. “It’s been extremely good,” resort spokesperson Brent Curtain said Thursday of the holidays on the mountain. “We have one of the deepest snowpacks in the world right now — and it’s definitely the deepest in Canada — and now we’re looking at the forecast and it’s beautiful sunshine out-
What we’ve seen for snowfall this month ❝ is just a lot and consistently. We’ve seen a lot of days where there’s been 30 to 40 centimetres and that’s happened quite frequently throughout the last two to three weeks.
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side as we’re speaking. “And then, throughout the week, we’re supposed to be seeing consistent kind of sunnier days versus the stormier days so far that we’ve been seeing in December that’s brought all the snow — so that bodes
well for bringing in bigger crowds.” Curtain added about five metres of snow have fallen on the mountain during this past month and it’s the second ‘deepest December’ in resort history. The deepest December
on record was in 2010 when ‘Snowmageddon’ struck the mountain during the holidays, and Curtain said the resort’s about one metre shy of hitting that record this December. However, he noted the consistency of snowfall this year has made it easier for resort crews to manage than getting a huge dump all at once. “What we’ve seen for snowfall this month is just a lot and consistently,” he said. “We’ve seen a lot of days where there’s been 30 to 40 centimetres and
that’s happened quite frequently throughout the last two to three weeks. So it hasn’t all come at once, it’s been spread out through the month which is really nice.” According to Curtain, this past week and this coming week are among the busiest at the resort and there’s a range of events and programs going on for adults and kids, including a selection of events to celebrate the New Year. Visit www.mountwashington.ca for details. writer@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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Rumours last week of a threat to G.P. Vanier Secondary student safety were unsubstantiated, according to school principal Charlie Schellinck. “There has been some rumours circulating through the hallways of Vanier — and the RCMP and myself have been dealing with that through the week — and no substantiation of any threat to our students, so we’re keeping our students safe and sound as always,” Schellinck said Friday morning. Superintendent of Schools Sherry Elwood elaborated. “On Monday, Dec. 17 we became aware that a Valley student and their parent had reported that there was information through social media about a threat against a secondary school. “Following our School District Threat Assessment protocol, we contacted the RCMP who began an investigation to determine if the threat was actually active. There was evidence that the stories/rumours had been connected to the Mayan end of the world theory. “It is important to note that the information circulated through social media and miscommunication was never determined to be an active threat against Vanier,” Elwood said.
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