Articles and reports: 16-002-X201200111640Description: This article examines the average area covered by snow (snow cover extent) nationally for the 39 year period from 1972 to 2010 and is the fifth in an ongoing series of short analytical articles featuring climate related data. This and future articles in the series are the product of ongoing collaboration among Statistics Canada, Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada.Issue Number: 2012001Author(s): Henry, MarkMain Product:EnviroStats