At 2280 meters the temperature was -10, winds were 15-25KPH from the SSE. At 1650 meters there was 2 cm of new snow recorded, the temperature was -5.5. In the valley it was 0. Observations taken at 06:00 this morning.
For the forecast, it is a repeating pattern. A weak front will hit our area today. The moist northwest flow aloft will prevail into early next week. There is a chance that an upper level ridge may shift inland late next week. Flurries today and into tomorrow, looks like it starts drying out by Tuesday. Guesstimates: Today 3-5 cm, Tomorrow 3-5 cm.
It is a full moon tonight.
Long term forecast for the Peak to Valley race, Friday is certainly looking like the best day. The models are in conflict for Saturday. The ECMWF keeps the ridge here until Sunday, the GFS calls for a system to arrive on Saturday. Hope the European model is correct.
For the local updated avalanche advisory: Blackcomb Snow Safety
From the avalanche guys, how to dig a quick pit looking for a specific weakness: Video
Breckinridge snow sculptures: Colorado
Info from Snow Spider: AGMG Blog
How surface warming affects dry-snow instability: ASARC
The People VS Winter: You tube
Multivictim Searches and the best transceiver is: From SLF and ANENA
Very interesting results
