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Northern Escape Heli Skiing at 1700 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 4 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 55.0mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
max °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
min °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
chill °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Humid % | 62 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 76 | 90 | 85 | 63 | 74 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 93 |
Freeze m | 3650 | 3850 | 3800 | 3900 | 3950 | 3900 | 3750 | 3600 | 3150 | 3250 | 3050 | 2950 | 2650 | 2700 | 2700 | 2650 | 2350 |
 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 |
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Northern Escape Heli Skiing Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Jul 2026 |
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Other resorts in Canada - BC are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Northern Escape Heli Skiing at the specific elevation of 1700 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Northern Escape Heli Skiing. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Canada.
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