6 Mar 2012

Today will be one of those days you wish you had one of these at your disposal!!!


At 2280 meter the temperature as of 06:00 was - 18.5. Winds were 35-55 KPH from the NNE. At 1550 meters the temperature was -13.5, 73 % relative humidity, and the barometer is rising. Overnight 7 cm was recorded at pig alley but 15 cm has fallen in the past 24 hours, 33 in the past 48.  At the catskinner plot 6 cm was recorded over night.   In the valley it is -10.  Avalanche control yesterday produced size 1-2 slides, mostly size 1's. Maximum winds last night were 90 KPH from the NNE and through out the night switched to ESE at times. Bundle up today, wind chill values as of 06:00 were -33.

For the updated Avalanche Advisory click here: Avalanche Advisory
For another clip showing a ski lift being hit by a large avalanche click here: Russian Avalanche

Another clip of a large climax slide: Slow & Steady