' s ▁name ▁was ▁officially ▁adopted ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁by ▁the ▁Ge ographical ▁Names ▁Board ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification , ▁Sal mon ▁Gla cier ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁marine ▁west ▁coast ▁climate ▁zone ▁of ▁western ▁North ▁America . ▁Most ▁weather ▁front s ▁origin ate ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean , ▁and ▁travel ▁east ▁toward ▁the ▁Coast ▁Mountains ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁forced ▁up ward ▁by ▁the ▁range ▁( O ro graph ic ▁lift ), ▁causing ▁them ▁to ▁drop ▁their ▁mo ist ure ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁rain ▁or ▁snow fall . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Coast ▁Mountains ▁experience ▁high ▁precip itation , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁snow fall . ▁Tem per atures ▁can ▁drop ▁below ▁− 2 0   ° C ▁with ▁wind ▁ch ill ▁factors ▁below ▁− 3 0   ° C . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁gla ci ers ▁Hy der , ▁Al aska ▁Stewart , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Google ▁Map ▁photo ▁of ▁the ▁Sal mon ▁Gla cier ▁ ▁F lick r : ▁Sal mon ▁Gla cier ▁and ▁M t . ▁Bay ard ▁ ▁We ather : ▁Sal mon ▁Gla cier ▁ ▁YouTube : ▁M t . ▁Bay ard ▁seen ▁from ▁road ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁ ▁Ha umann , ▁Di eter , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Phot ogram metric ▁and ▁gla ci ological ▁studies ▁of ▁Sal mon ▁Gla cier : ▁Ar ctic