Mountain rescue team member says Kananaskis snow season off to meh start [Video]

The Kananaskis mountain rescue team is responsible for avalanche forecasting in the Spray Lakes corridor south of Canmore and this year specialists say the volume of snow in the area is below average.

The region saw snow in November but since then, there hasn’t been much.

“The snow is important early,” said Mike Koppang, mountain rescue specialist. “But the temperature plays a big role, a little bit of snow and really cold temperatures, (and) we get that weak-faceted snow that’s kind of like sugar laying all over the ground and that forms the foundation of our snowpack for the rest of the season. “

Koppang said heavy snow with warmer temperatures builds a stronger foundation for the annual snow pack.

“So every storm tells a different story and what’s going to happen,” he said. “We have to figure it out every time it snows, right now it’s kind of in …