December 2022 Forecasts And Discussions

[Bonovox]

Bono must have had quite the shift.

I’ve been an air traffic controller for 10 years and I have never worked a night like that before. My colleague has been a YVR controller for 23 years and said the same.

We had airplanes littered across the apron. Airplanes running out of fuel. Airplanes declaring medical emergencies. It was like a game of chess moving things around the field.

Clearing guys to land and then finding a spot to park them was a mission to say the least.

We had guys deice and go to the runway. We would clear them for takeoff and they’d refuse because of deteriorating conditions. Only problem? Nowhere to put them.

I just got home and cracked open a beer. Time for some sleep, but I’ll have 3 munchkins awake in a bit.

Happy snow day, folks. Enjoy it.

[Catnip]

Yvr is shut down.

https://twitter.com/yvrairport/status/1 ... HW4dPXGK8g

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Guys.. wtf

Would that be the opposite of Richmond usually gets hosed to snowed.
The most snow l've ever seen in Richmond was in Dec/96 so that record is safe for awhile,
My parents lived out there so we were over for Christmas.

[Bonovox]

So where do they direct the flights incoming if they are already in route ?

Depends on many factors. If they are already airborne and in close proximity to YVR, we might put them in a indefinite holding pattern until they have to land because of fuel. Then we’ll send them to their alternate of choice. Tonight it was Calgary and Seattle.

If the airplane is airborne and still far away, we’ll begin metering them with speed control. Aka slow them down.

If they have yet to depart their origin, we will put in a ground stop meaning they will be held on the ground at their origin airport.

Lots of factors and it gets complicated, but that is the gist of it.

[Monty]

Off topic

But damn

https://twitter.com/US_Stormwatch/statu ... KrfjQ&s=19

Not off topic. Kona Low. often linked to an arctic outbreak pattern here

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

I’ve been an air traffic controller for 10 years and I have never worked a night like that before. My colleague has been a YVR controller for 23 years and said the same.

We had airplanes littered across the apron. Airplanes running out of fuel. Airplanes declaring medical emergencies. It was like a game of chess moving things around the field.

Clearing guys to land and then finding a spot to park them was a mission to say the least.

We had guys deice and go to the runway. We would clear them for takeoff and they’d refuse because of deteriorating conditions. Only problem? Nowhere to put them.

I just got home and cracked open a beer. Time for some sleep, but I’ll have 3 munchkins awake in a bit.

Happy snow day, folks. Enjoy it.

Wow, Bones next time l take a flight out of YVR l'll pray it's you in the tower man.

[Roberts Creeker]

Haven't measured yet but it snowed!!
Our ferry run it's cancelled. Again it says cancelled due to fog but detailed info is snow on roads and terminal.

Edit, sailing cancelled for most runs!

[VanCitySouth]

Final stats:
2 cm since 6 AM
32.5 cm storm total
34 cm snow depth
1 epic snowstorm

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Haven't measured yet but it snowed!!
Our ferry run it's cancelled. Again it says cancelled due to fog but detailed info is snow on roads and terminal.

What now is it just me or has B.C. ferries deteriorated in recent years. It just seems there snake bitten growing up we would take the ferry to the island Victoria or Nanimo or the Sunshine
Coast with never any issues perhaps a sailing wait but that was it it's sad really.

[Weather101]

I’ve been an air traffic controller for 10 years and I have never worked a night like that before. My colleague has been a YVR controller for 23 years and said the same.

We had airplanes littered across the apron. Airplanes running out of fuel. Airplanes declaring medical emergencies. It was like a game of chess moving things around the field.

Clearing guys to land and then finding a spot to park them was a mission to say the least.

We had guys deice and go to the runway. We would clear them for takeoff and they’d refuse because of deteriorating conditions. Only problem? Nowhere to put them.

I just got home and cracked open a beer. Time for some sleep, but I’ll have 3 munchkins awake in a bit.

Happy snow day, folks. Enjoy it.

Well deserved beer

[East Chilliwack]

Still snowing heavily! Really stacking up

[moonshadow0825]

Sorry for the low quality measure pic but I got 30cm last night....in Ladner!! I had about 7cm of snow last yesterday at 4pm...had to dig my 25 year old Sorrels out just to get the photo

definte overperform

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[Weather101]

Depends on many factors. If they are already airborn and in close proximity to the YVR, we might put them in a indefinite holding pattern until they have to land because of fuel. Then we’ll send them to their alternate of choice. Tonight it was Calgary and Seattle.

If the airplane is airborne and still far away, we’ll begin metering them with speed control. Aka slow them down.

If they have yet to depart their origin, we will put in a ground stop meaning they will be held on the ground at their origin airport.

Lots of factors and it gets complicated, but that is the gist of it.

Great answer man!

Last question, what happens if you send them to Seattle but the person on the plane doesn't have a passport ? How do they get back?

[HarrisonSasquatchWx]

Sorry for the low quality measure pic but I got 30cm last night....in Ladner!! I had about 7cm of snow last yesterday at 4pm...had to dig my 25 year old Sorrels out just to get the photo

definte overperform

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Awesscore Moon person.

[Storm]

Remember Daily Hive last week? We were worn and did not listen.