retiredpop
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Rocky mountains are on both sides Alberta and BC. Why does alberta have to come to the bc side to go sledding and quadding? Just wondering... seems very odd to me.
I'll answer this as a serious question. You get more snow due to upslope conditions. The prevailing weather patterns move from west to east. As the clouds gain altitude they can't keep the moisture in suspension so they drop it in the form of snow. Once they are over the mountains they have very little moisture left so the eastern slopes of the mountains don't get nearly as much snow. As for quadding I have no idea other than people are probably familiar with your areas because they sled there.