B.C. winter havoc conjures up memories of past "Decembers to remember"

It's December. The Dec.B.C. winter conjures up memories of past "Decembers to remember".

It's December. The last one was a snowstorm that caused huge delays at Vancouver International Airport. Forecasters predict another one on Christmas weekend. There is a risk of local flooding. The list of other "Decembers to remember" in B.C.'s weather history includes the one in 2022.

Vancouver was just over a year away from welcoming the 2010 Winter Olympics when 102 cm of snow fell between Dec. 14, 2008 and Jan. 8, 2009.

1996. Environment Canada called it the “Storm of the Century’. Victoria received 95 cm between Dec. 27-29 and Vancouver had 80 cm for the entire month. A shed collapsed on 20 boats at Captain”s Cove Marina. Workers with brooms scrambled to the roof of B.C. Place Stadium to clear off the snow.

Vancouver had 25 cm of snow on Dec. 30, 1990. Blowing snow wreaked havoc with SkyTrain's safety doors and forced the first major shutdown of the 1985-launched system. Burnaby Mountain was under 45 cm and bus service was cancelled to a variety of higher elevation routes in Burnby and the North Shore.

The December 30-31 snowstorm dumped 27.94 cm at Vancouver International Airport. The Bayshore Inn desperately hired a snowplow. Chinese Golf Association was expecting 600 guests, but only 360 showed up to ring in 1969.

There was 10 consecutive days of snowfall in 1965. Mayor Bill Rathie had a flat tire. The previous December, a woman called his home at 1 a.m. to complain about a snowplow.

It was a record December snowfall of 89.4 cm thanks to a New Year's Eve dump of 50.8 cm. West Vancouver council held an emergency meeting.

The entire City of Vancouver was without power and light service on Dec. 29 due to the snow storm. There was also a turkey shortage that Christmas, driven by rising costs.