Alyeska Exceeds 700 Inches; Rare April Snow Hits Boise; Montreal's Snowiest April Since 2010; Clearing Crews Reach Baralacha; Antarctica At -75.8C (-104.4F); + "There Is No Climate Emergency"

"Snow is becoming a thing of the past," claim Bloomberg (in 2024).

Alyeska Exceeds 700 Inches

On Monday, April 8, Alaska's biggest ski resort Alyeska reached an impressive 706 inches of snow at the summit of Glacier Bowl Express.

The resort averages 650 inches (54 feet) in a season.

Alaska is expecting additional spring dumpings in the coming days and weeks, lifting Alyeska's totals even higher.

Alyeska Glacier Bowl 360 Cam. (4/6/24), 8:25AM PT.

Across the state, 2023-24 snowfall continues to impress—not least in Anchorage which is edging ever closer to a seasonal record.

This winter’s totals at the NWS offices on Sand Lake Road (near Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport) were measuring 130.5 inches as of last Friday, which is a mere 4 inches off the all-time record of 134.5 held by 2011-12.

This season already stands as the third snowiest on record, just 1.9 inches behind 1954-55:

Fresh flurries are in the forecast this weekend, with more on the cards next week, so says meteorologist Michael Kutz.

"We’re going to edge up to it, I’ve got a feeling," said Kutz of the approaching record.

Anchorage was hit hard and early by back-to-back storms in November that closed schools, blocked streets, and set a new record for monthly snow total. December then continued the trend, closing out 2024 as the snowiest year since at least 1953.

By the end of January, Anchorage officials took the unprecedented step of warning some 1,000 commercial property owners of potential roof collapse due to the record loads. Numerous boats in the harbor also sunk under the weight of the snow.

Nothing to see here, right USDA:

"The snowfall season is expected to decrease across Alaska, with snowpack decreasing by 20–90% in Southern and Western Alaska due to increasing temperatures."

Anchorage’s 2023-24 snowfall vs normal [NOAA]