Want to see how YVR prepares for a blustery day like today? Check out this snow operations video that Live@YVR’s Jaeger Mah made last year while he was living at the airport.
If you’re a fan of the slopes, the year is broken up into only two seasons: Ski and other. After waiting 7 long months, Ski season has finally returned and YVR offers plenty of regularly scheduled flights to some of B.C.’s top ski destinations.
Keeping the runways and aprons at YVR clean and clear during snowstorms is a big job. Whenever it snows at YVR, we can deploy an army of up to 80 trucks and machines to de-ice, blow, plow, melt and sweep allowing aircraft to safely take off and land.
Because the Lower Mainland only gets a few days of snow a year, chances are you haven’t invested in a snow blower for your house. But when you need one – you really need and want one.
Richmond Winterfest Weekend took place February 12-13 at the Richmond Olympic Oval, and reignited the spirit of the Olymipic Games within the community.