Fog in Courtenay may mean sunny conditions at Mount Washington Alpine Resort

 By Keith and Heather Nicol

On Thursday, January 13 the fog had seemed to settle in for the day in Courtenay but around 11:00 am I mentioned to my wife Heather that perhaps we should check the web cams at Mount Washington since often fog in the valley means clear skies above. And on this day it was certainly the case. The Raven Lodge web cam showed clear skies and 5 C so we decided to do some spring skiing in January. Another up side of fog in the valley is that it often keeps the crowds away since people in town often think that it will be the same foggy –cloudy conditions on the mountain.  The Nordic skiing was great and it was nice just being in the sun. So next time you see fog in the Comox Valley check out the web cams  at Mount Washington since it might not be the same up there. In the photos below you can see the fog just below the level of the nordic ski trails at Raven Lodge. Here is the Mount Washington web site and you can easily navigate to the web cams- https://www.mountwashington.ca/