British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the B.C. Grain Growers Association, has been working with his father since 2012 to farm about 2,000 acres of land in the Peace … Read more
Authorities have closed the Srinagar-Leh Highway for vehicular movement due to snow accumulation at Baltal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal District. Baltal is a camping ground for pilgrims, 75 km from Ganderbal and 93 km from Srinagar. It is located 15 kilometres to the north of Sonmarg. The Border Roads Organisation, which develops and maintains … Read more
Heavy snowfall continued around Mughal Road and Pir Panjal Range in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch on February 04. The Mughal road connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Jammu closed due to heavy snowfall. Vehicular movement has been closed following snowfall in the region. The road connects the Shopian district to the Rajouri and Poonch … Read more
Dangerous avalanche conditions will develop this weekend across the high country, prompting the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to issue a special avalanche advisory on Wednesday. The current avalanche danger is rated “considerable,” which is Level 3 on the CAIC’s 1-5 scale, for nearly every region of the mountains. CAIC forecasters expect it to worsen this … Read more
A thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the Dal Lake and other water bodies in Kashmir as cold wave-like conditions gripped the region, officials said on Saturday. The minimum temperature in several parts of the valley dropped below the minus 4 degrees Celsius-mark on Friday night. Kashmir is currently under the grip … Read more
Ski area snow stakes used to have one simple purpose: Usually tucked away in secret locations, they were the measuring tools that ski patrollers checked first thing every morning so that the resort could report whether there was any new snow, and if so, how much. The internet has changed that, of course. Now, snow … Read more
