This page serves as a portal to useful sites for SPADE collaborators
Site Coordinates
Nipika Mountain Resort: 50.61183889 -115.8008167
Storm Mountain Lodge: 51.2528366666666, -115.9988733
​Fortress Mountain (LiDAR site): 50.824235  -115.197199 
Fortress Junction Service: 50.78556667 -115.1608167

Protocols 

spade_protocols.pdf
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Carsondes
Backup Instructions
kestrel_gps_instructions.pdf
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sinclaircanyontoolivelakemap.pdf
File Size: 376 kb
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nipikatoolivelakemap.pdf
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nipika_databackupinstructions.pdf
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Recent animal sightings

https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/mtn/ours-bears/miseajour-update/miseajour-update-byk

BC/AB Road conditions

BC road conditions/closures
AB road conditions/closures 

Weather station data

Marmot Creek real-time data - ​http://hydro-telem.usask.ca/
Fortress Mountain real-time data - ​http://hydro-telem.usask.ca:8080/
Parks Canada station real-time data (Great for higher elevations) - https://avalanche.pc.gc.ca/station-eng.aspx?d=TODAY&r=2 

Radar

Silver Star radar - located near Vernon BC
Strathmore radar  - located near Calgary, AB

Forecasting

Spot Wx 
​College of Dupage 
ECCC Avalanche Canada forecast - synoptic overview over BC 
UBC model runs - link to UBC model runs 
UNBC weather info  - soundings from Vernon BC

Weather Stations and Climatology

Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium 
  • Meteorological station data across British Columbia 
  • Networks:
    • Environment and Climate Change Canada 
    • BC Hydro
    • BC Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy
    • BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
    • BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
    • BC Ministry of Agriculture
    • Rio Tinto
​Alberta Climate Information Service 
  • Meteorological station data across Alberta
  • Networks:
    • Alberta Agriculture and Forestry and Environment and Parks
    • Environment and Climate Change Canada