October 16, 2013

Another sunny day, the snow is slowly disappearing. October 16, 2013.

A much different picture October 2, 2013.

At 2180 meters the temperature was -1.5. At 1860 meters the temperature was -.5, winds were 10-20 KPH from the NNE. At 1650 meters the temperature was +2. In the valley the temperature was +1
. Observations taken at 08:00 hrs this am October 16, 2013.

For the forecast we can expect sunny skies today and into early next week. The upper level ridge offshore remains entrenched over the Eastern Pacific. May see some cloud on Saturday as a weak trough moves through our area. The long term forecast for the remainder of October is very similar to what we had last October.

The ridge is still here Tuesday October 22 Nd per this model!




BCA Float Airbag Recall: Safety Alert

From Outside Magazine: Average snowfall predicted for this winter

Australian Man dies in an avalanche along with 3 yak herders: Tibet

 Mount Qomolangma, or better known as Mount Everest claims four lives.

Another article on the avalanche on Mount Qomolangma: Lhasa

New standards for ski run lengths: FIANFT

The wrong way of marketing backcountry skiing: WePowder

We did get a short period of cloud and a light rain shower yesterday afternoon.

Not sure of the species but this mushroom likes being off the ground.

Blocking pattern continues for the next while. How long it lasts will be interesting to observe??