[mmastrac]

It's cold to very cold from Nov 1 to April-ish with occasional Chinook breaks. If you can live somewhere else for those five months, they are the worst for sure.

[pixelgeek]

The chinooks are amazing. It means 'snow eater' in the Blackfoot language and it is true. The wind comes in and the snow disappears.

They typically come with a 'chinook arch' here in Calgary where there is a band of clouds to the south that demarcate the different weather systems.

Its truly something to behold

[mmastrac]

It is definitely one of the things that have made winters (barely!) bearable for me. If we had Winnipeg-style winters I would have left in my 20s. :)

[waltherg]

Gosh. Did Winterpeg for a year. That was an experience for sure. So long Windypeg.