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The resort is located at #1 Strathcona Parkway, Mt. Washington, BC, approximately a 15-minute drive from the Inland Island Highway, British Columbia Highway 19. Various bus services connect to Courtenay , and during the winter season, the resort operates a ski bus shuttle service with stops in Courtenay.
Mount Washington is a mountain on the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia and the site of Mount Washington Alpine Resort, popular for skiing and many other activities. It is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Comox Valley .
Mount Baldy Ski Area, Oliver (Baldy Mountain Resort) Mount Cain Ski Area, Vancouver Island; Mount Seymour, North Vancouver; Mount Timothy Ski Area, Lac La Hache/100 Mile; Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Vancouver Island; Murray Ridge Ski Area, Fort St. James; Panorama Mountain Resort, Invermere; Phoenix Mountain Ski Resort, Phoenix-Greenwood
“That snow has nothing to stick to,” said Amy Cotter, a weather observer and education specialist with the Mount Washington Observatory at the peak at 6,288 feet. “That snow gets whipped up ...
On Thursday, the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire saw an intense snow storm overnight, leaving it looking like a winter wonderland. On Thursday, the summit of Mount Washington in New ...
Precipitation is heaviest in the autumn and winter. Snow is rare at low altitudes, but is common on the island's mountaintops in winter. Skiing is popular at Mount Washington in the mid-island, with an elevation of 1,588 m (5,210 ft). A notable feature of Vancouver Island is the extension of summer dryness to latitudes as high as 50 °N.
Peachey and his fellow daytime weather observers generally work from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at the summit, filing a weather report with the National Weather Service every hour, creating ...
Nonetheless, heavy snow is more frequent in the winter, which allows for a deep snow-pack, lasting on average from mid-November until early May. Summer is warm and relatively dry. August is the warmest month, with an average high and low of 17.7 °C (63.9 °F) and 10.3 °C (50.5 °F) respectively.