It’s Robbie Burns Day

Today, eating Haggis is a favourite activity for some but I have always used this day as a good indicator of the coming rafting season. It’s like the day that Wiarton Willie shows up telling us of our coming spring.
No rodent is involved in this decision, nor how well cooked the Haggis is either - I consult the snow pack charts for Skoki lodge which is the head waters of our Red Deer River. And the chart looks definitely positive. Check it out for yourself.
Another indicator is the snow pack indicator on Limestone Mountain. Just for completeness I mention this, but it isn’t a major source of water for the Red Deer. You can see that the snow level is within the average range and above last year’s level.

This all looks very good. This year’s snow pack level is greater than last year’s snow level on this auspicious date – and we’ll take it !!! Get out skiing and enjoy this great snow now and be ready to catch it again later, when you’re rafting in the spring with high water on our beloved Red Deer River.

More snow in the mountains. Rafters delight!

The Rafting season is a long ways away – but check out the dump of snow they got in the mountains. The snow pack chart shows quite a recent surge in depth. Great for our water conditions in the spring. Get out now and enjoy the snow if you’re a skier and catch it again when the high water of spring comes along and the rafting season is under way.
Snow pack at the headwaters of the Red Deer River.

Happy New Year !!

According to this chart, the snow pack is building and is above average for today's date. Is that a good forecast of the rafting conditions for the coming year or what?? It is going to be a Happy New Year for sure. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Snow Pack at the headwaters of the Red Deer River