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Nehkara · 04-17-2008, 12:27 PM

Here is the Environment Canada forecast for Friday through Monday:

Friday
Sunny with cloudy periods. Becoming cloudy early in the afternoon with snow beginning in the afternoon. Amount 5 cm. Wind north 20 km/h increasing to 40 gusting to 60 in the afternoon then diminishing to 20 in the evening. High plus 5 with temperature falling to minus 7 in the afternoon.

Saturday
Periods of snow. Low minus 12. High minus 8.

Sunday
Snow. Low minus 12. High minus 7.

Monday
Snow. Low minus 10. High minus 2.

I have to work Saturday and Sunday... The roads should be just fantastic at 6:30 AM.

SteveToms · 04-17-2008, 12:29 PM

Makes me glad I have nothing to do this weekend by stay at home and watch TV

Iggy's Forehead · 04-17-2008, 12:32 PM

Ahh, Calgary. Where April is most places December and January is most places May.

LockedOut · 04-17-2008, 12:51 PM

Crappy spring so far just gets worse.

J pold · 04-17-2008, 12:54 PM

This weather can go to hell

My Co-tenants and I set up a mini stick area on our balcony

We where planning on holding a tournament up there this weekend!

habernac · 04-17-2008, 12:57 PM

it figures, just bought a new mountain bike today.

Sylvanfan · 04-17-2008, 01:06 PM

Glad I picked last weekend to head back to Alberta and do some yard clean up at my house and bring my car to B.C.

If it's any consolation we're going to have unseasonably cold weather in the Okanagan too. No snow, but I think Saturdays high is like 6 which is really low for this area at this time of year. Apparently the orchards are already about 10 days behind where they were last year as it's been an unusually cool spring here as well. Lived here for just under a month and theres only been three days where it got to 20 and for two of them I was in Alberta where it was that warm there too.

Flames_Gimp · 04-17-2008, 01:16 PM

sure doesn't look like snow this afternoon....

Temporary_User · 04-17-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by J pold

This weather can go to hell

My Co-tenants and I set up a mini stick area on our balcony

We where planning on holding a tournament up there this weekend!

What is the buy-in?

Temporary_User · 04-17-2008, 01:37 PM

oh and by the way, I don't have to leave the house until thursday (and I don't mean today).
God I love finals and a fridge full of beer!

troutman · 04-17-2008, 01:40 PM

The snow and cold will destroy the Sharks will to win.

We should play game 6 outside.

The Goon · 04-17-2008, 01:41 PM

So much for that first round of golf this weekend.

sclitheroe · 04-17-2008, 01:41 PM

Does anyone honestly believe we'll get anything more than flurries? I trust the weather forecasters here about as much as an Ottawa goaltender.

Got Miikka? · 04-17-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sclitheroe

Does anyone honestly believe we'll get anything more than flurries? I trust the weather forecasters here about as much as an Ottawa goaltender.

When it comes to getting the crappy weather right, they're usually spot on...

ken0042 · 04-17-2008, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by troutman

The snow and cold will destroy the Sharks will to win.

That may prove to be interesting. If the Sharks do what most teams do, they will be flying here sometime Saturday, but the Flames will fly home tonight.

I hope the snow makes their plane have to divert to Edmonton, and they should have to take a bus from there; with a 2 hour layover in Red Deer.

Actually no, as much as I dislike the Sharks, I really don't wish them having to go to Edmonton.

Temporary_User · 04-17-2008, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ken0042

That may prove to be interesting. If the Sharks do what most teams do, they will be flying here sometime Saturday, but the Flames will fly home tomorrow morning.

I hope the snow makes their plane have to divert to Edmonton, and they should have to take a bus from there; with a 2 hour layover in Red Deer.

Actually no, as much as I dislike the Sharks, I really don't wish them having to go to Edmonton.

fixed.
SJ has a fly-ban after 11pm.

Sylvanfan · 04-17-2008, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ken0042

Actually no, as much as I dislike the Sharks, I really don't wish them having to go to Edmonton.

How about the closest they can get is Great Falls and they can't get there until midnight on Saturday and have to bus it to Calgary from there in time for a 1:00 PM start on Sunday afternoon. I think they would pick that over a diversion to Edmonton though.

Sylvanfan · 04-17-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Temporary_User

fixed.
SJ has a fly-ban after 11pm.

Flames can bus to San Fran and fly from there though. That tends to be the issue playing a back to back in San Jose....you have to fly to San Fran and than bus for over an hour to San Jose. Which can suck when you don't get to San Fran until 1:30 or 2 in the morning.

Pagal4321 · 04-17-2008, 02:23 PM

This is odd to say, but I'm actually HOPING for snow on Sunday.

Softball season starts for us that day and the game is scheduled at 6:30..if there's snow and it's cold, then game has to be re-scheduled. And then none of us have to miss the Flames game!!!

OH PLEASE LET THERE BE SNOW!

ken0042 · 04-17-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Flames can bus to San Fran and fly from there though.

That's what I was thinking. In my mind it should be a 30-40 minute drive from SJ to SFO, and Google says it's 39-55.

Which to me is probably just as bad as other major cities.

I wonder though if they would fly into Great Falls, or go to Regina or Saskatoon. Might be easier to get a customs broker to clear a bus at an international airport than a border crossing at 2am.