Snow White? Part II

This is an example, albeit an extreme one, of what a snowbank in Salluit looked like yesterday. I kicked a little white patch on the bottom right hand corner for the purpose of contrast. Most of the dark matter is dust deposited during blizzards, but there is some vegetation mixed in.

I'd say that about 60% of the snow cover has disappeared, but we can expect little sheltered snow drifts to survive until the end of July. The sea ice is still in the bay, but should go out suddenly in about 3 weeks time (mid-June).