Heavy snowfall has returned to Western Canada with Lake Louise posting half a metre (nearly two feet) of fresh snowfall in the past 48 hours.
Other resorts in Alberta and BC are reporting powder conditions too, as are resorts in US states including Washington, Montana and Wyoming south of the border. 24 hour totals include 25cm for Fernie in BC, 20cm at Norquay near Banff and 33cm at Alpental in Washington Stat.
Showdown ski area in Montana (pictured) says it has had 4 feet (1.2 metres) of snowfall in 72 hours, Grand Targhee 32" (95cm).
BC has had high avalanche danger for most of this year and agencies are warning the risk is expected to remain high for the rest of the season due to a complex mix of weather and snow factors. Sadly two more people were killed by an avalanche skiing in the back country near Kicking Horse in BC at the weekend.
