Summer snowfall near Calgary greeted with only-in-Alberta sentiment

Calgary and some of the surrounding area felt some summer heat relief with an August snowfall. The surprising winter weather was met with a resounding only-in-Alberta sentiment and a bit of excitement from winter sports enthusiasts.

Environment Canada issued frost advisories for many parts of southern, central Alberta this morning

CBC News Posted: Aug 22, 2015 5:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: August 22, 2015

Calgary and some of the surrounding area felt some summer heat relief Saturday with an August snowfall. The surprising winter weather was met with a resounding only-in-Alberta sentiment and a bit of excitement from winter sports enthusiasts.

Snow this late afternoon in the higher terrain (foothills) southwest of Calgary AB. This was Longview AB. #snow pic.twitter.com/5JqZVEwfGT
—@NWSGrandForks

The weatherseemed to catch many Calgariansoff guard.

What is going on?? @weathernetwork #abstorm #kananaskis pic.twitter.com/ayTXIR7tH9
—@twnshawn

People weren't the only ones caught off guard.

The plants are not ready for this! @weathernetwork #abstorm #SNOWgust pic.twitter.com/NccY2GbdGy
—@twnshawn

Even the Weather Network seemeda bit surprised at the forecast.

Are you seeing THIS in Calgary? BTW, it's August, right? #absnow #abstorm pic.twitter.com/OGFjIgxsGB
—@weathernetwork

It seemed the only-in-Alberta sentiment was a common reaction among Calgarians.

Snow in Calgary!! pic.twitter.com/NDHerWk70d
—@Bewitchn

"Only in Alberta, eh?" one woman can be heard saying in the video as she watches a light snowfall.

Sigh... #DogDaysOfSummer: Alberta-style http://t.co/3v2KZWtXJK #yyc https://t.co/7j9wHVrkjf
—@TCS_Mark

They seemed resigned to their fate of unpredictable weather.

Welcome to Calgary. Weather: hot and sunny today; cold and snow tomorrow; hot and sunny the day after. Pack appropriately. #yyc
—@vfrcowboy

#Calgary, my beautiful hometown, where I've now officially seen snow in every single month of the year.
—@am1_wong

Not everyone was happy withthe surprise snowfall.

Not nice: lots of SNOW on Pigeon Mountian right now #hamradio #aprs #calgary #canmore. pic.twitter.com/DZ0xdE0Ab8
—@CARA_club

Oh Canada August 21st and it's snowing in Calgary. Go home weather you're drunk. (Photo Courtesy John Gluck) pic.twitter.com/0dk6kjKTxw
—@ScottyTWN

But some seemed to take it in good stride, cracking jokes about the weather.

@weathernetwork @wildrose76 explains why I saw geese flying south today.
—@SchmexyElephant

Of course, those not in the area couldn't help but poke fun at Calgary's fate.

Cold enough to put on winter socks after work and haha Calgary got snow today. Hope I didn't just jinx Edmonton. pic.twitter.com/s822nXLHNf
—@DeliKatLily

However, winter-sports fans seemed excited that they may be able to strap on a pair of skis a few months earlier than expected.

@GetOutThere I'm tempted to bust out my x-skis if the weather takes a further nose dive
—@Pravda_Mufc

I seem to be the only one that's stoked about snow falling in Calgary already
—@nevvie13

But, the snowfall was short-lived, and sunnier skies prevailed on Saturday.

Yesterday it was snowing. Today summer is back. Sweet Southern Alberta. You always keep me guessing. pic.twitter.com/1BS3HfH5Sw
—@cbcrob

While skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts may have beendisappointed, some were glad to see the summer snow was short-lived.

Happy to see the snow stopped falling in the NW of Calgary. Kids were ready to pull the Xmas tree out of storage! pic.twitter.com/FnB4Metehc
—@CandaceRandall

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Summer snowfall near Calgary greeted with only-in-Alberta sentiment

Environment Canada issued frost advisories for many parts of southern, central Alberta this morning

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