Calgary Blizzard

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  • lando
    lando Posts: 661
    Ugh, I'm flying in from Saskatoon, hopefully there will not be any serious delays
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  • Ryan
    Ryan Posts: 1,223
    Does the Calgary airport usually shut down for this amount of snow? Flying our from Winnipeg around noon, arriving in Calgary at 1:30pm and hoping for the best right now!
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  • prljamgirl
    prljamgirl Edmonton, AB Posts: 602
    My husband and I were scheduled to fly in from Edmonton Monday @noon, but we decided to change it up and fly in tonight....just to try an get in ahead of the storm. Didn't want to deal with delays tomorrow. I'm more concerned now with actually getting to the show....cabs could be difficult to get tomorrow. However, for those of you not from the prairies....it takes a heck of a lot more than 20cm of snow and wind to shut these cities down. You just have to give yourself plenty of time and you'll be good. Another poster was right in that it's the highways and open areas that are treacherous in a blizzard.....city still sucks, but it's manageable!!
  • prljamgirl
    prljamgirl Edmonton, AB Posts: 602
    Ryan wrote:
    Does the Calgary airport usually shut down for this amount of snow? Flying our from Winnipeg around noon, arriving in Calgary at 1:30pm and hoping for the best right now!


    No, this amount of snow shouldn't shut down the airport. It may cause some, possibly major, delays however. It's more the high winds that would be a factor over the snow.
  • Hussa
    Hussa Posts: 111
    acharding wrote:
    Be safe my friends!

    Thanx! Gonna be an adventure!!
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  • ShawnKemps7Kids
    ShawnKemps7Kids Posts: 44
    So far its kinda messy out there, not a lot of snow per se but its blowing with at least 40KM/H winds, so driving conditions aren't great and the worst is rolling in later this afternoon, which is also when the temperature is supposed to dip. If you're coming from the south thats where the snow is going to be worse apparently, so leave early and leave some time to travel safe.
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    4. Rock the Bells, San Francisco, 2007
    5. The White Stripes, Calgary, 2007
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Yeah more wind than snow right now. Can actually see ridges in the fresh snow that has fallen this morning. But yeah, the wind looks nasty. Good morning to stay in and listen to Strangest Tribe!
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  • Mudfest
    Mudfest Posts: 1,025
    driving in from airdrie at 230 to get tix
    may have to petition Santos for a pearl jam parka
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  • dignin
    dignin Posts: 9,478
    They are starting close major highways, and it's still pretty early.
  • ThePedro
    ThePedro Posts: 330
    Glad i decided to get here early to visit friends. Good Luck to all hope you get here safe.
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  • AAJC
    AAJC Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 262
    Sitting here looking out my window, and it looks terrible out there. I never thought I'd say this, but for the sake of everyone I hope they cancel the show tonight. This looks epic (in a bad way) outside. There is a crap load of snow falling and the wind is well above blizzard conditions.

    AC
  • evenflow82
    evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    It can't be any worse than the weather at PJ20 or Wrigley. I'll never see the band outside again after those disasters.
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  • AAJC
    AAJC Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 262
    The issue here is the roads. The visibility is currently at zero (could get better later), but the amount of snow falling is crazy. Add on the wind, and you have people on the road at risk. The mayor has asked that people only travel if absolutely necessary. Then you have to get home after the show. Crazy!
  • RockinInCanada
    RockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    edited December 2013
    If the band is here why would it be cancelled? Yeah the weather sucks big time but hockey games have went on in even worse conditions and no one would mention the word cancel.

    I see no issue to cancel the show because some people cannot make it from out of town, sucks big time!! But the way things work and this was called to happen last week there was enough advance notice for people to change their plans.

    Sucks for people who may not be able to make it but those are the breaks and I have had many of plans ruined because of weather.

    They are closing roads into BC right now so I would see a bigger chance of Vancouver show being delayed if this carries into tomorrow which it is supposed to.

    Remember people your life is more important than a concert and for those here use the train for best way of getting to and from the venue as cabs and especially buses will be an absolute crapshoot today.

    If this concert does occur tonight, which I assume (and hope) will, I think it may be something special with this debacle going on right now.

    Be safe!
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  • RB247657
    RB247657 Posts: 34
    If you folks in Cow town can keep the info flowing, it would be much appreciated. I'm out by Rocky Mtn House, and its crap up here. Looking at a 3-4 hour drive to get to the dome, and then home, so all input is helpful.

    Thanks
  • AAJC
    AAJC Calgary, AB, Canada Posts: 262
    RockinInCanada wrote:

    If this concert does occur tonight, which I assume (and hope) will, I think it may be something special with this debacle going on right now.

    You're probably right. We're all going to be in puffy jackets and toques on the floor. LOL.
  • RockinInCanada
    RockinInCanada Posts: 2,016
    AAJC wrote:
    RockinInCanada wrote:

    If this concert does occur tonight, which I assume (and hope) will, I think it may be something special with this debacle going on right now.

    You're probably right. We're all going to be in puffy jackets and toques on the floor. LOL.

    Should be hot inside, haha.
  • acharding
    acharding Posts: 359
    AAJC wrote:
    RockinInCanada wrote:

    If this concert does occur tonight, which I assume (and hope) will, I think it may be something special with this debacle going on right now.

    You're probably right. We're all going to be in puffy jackets and toques on the floor. LOL.

    The show must go on, right? But stay safe! I really hope no one is lining up for GA
  • ShawnKemps7Kids
    ShawnKemps7Kids Posts: 44
    The sooner you can get into Calgary the better. Its only getting more snowy and more cold as the day progresses. Take a lot of time too because the visibility is very poor.
    Five favourite shows ever

    1. Pearl Jam, Calgary, 2005
    2. NIN/QOTSA/DFA 1979, Calgary, 2005
    3. Pearl Jam, Calgary, 2013
    4. Rock the Bells, San Francisco, 2007
    5. The White Stripes, Calgary, 2007
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,258
    Stay safe everyone. Make smart decisions.

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