January 22, 2014

First Light Tuesday Morning.

Amazing sunrise yesterday morning, as the front moved through.

Incredible cloud formations through out the day.

Rick Mercer spotted on Blackcomb, Jumped into an air bag. Good PR for Momentum Camps.

Not much of a sunset yesterday but there were some great looking lenticulars at days end.

Weather observations for January 22, 2014, taken at 06:00 Hrs.

2240 meters     -5, Winds were 10-15 KPH from the N
2180 meters     -4, Winds were 10-20 KPH from the N
1860 meters     -3, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the E
1835 meters     -3, Winds were 0-10 KPH from the SSW
1650 meters     -3, No new snow, Base 137
1550 meters     -1, No new snow, Base 100
  660 meters     -5, Valley temperature

The frontal band moved through quickly last night bringing clear skies as the ridge dominates the weather pattern.  The passage of the trough eroded the temperature inversion early this morning. We will be back into a low level off shore flow by Wednesday evening. The strong upper level ridge will prevail from today into the weekend, with sunny skies and rising freezing levels. Models are still not in agreement with the possible trough of low pressure approaching for early next week. I am feeling a change in the pattern is coming, in about 1 week, just in time for the Peak to Valley Race!!

Front from this afternoon should pass by tomorrow afternoon.

Closer view front on the Coast of Vancouver Island.

Avalanche danger  rating downgraded on the weekend: Pique

A tragic loss to the SAR Community; Tim Jones passes: Pique

Avalanche conditions in Austria: Avalanche advisory

Wow! Read Utah Avalanche Center's report: Many Snow Surface Conditions

Six Decades of a warming Earth: Visual Representation

Mountain climber killed in an avalanche: Lewis Peak, Wash

Sunrise January 21, 2014.

Major Trough of Low Pressure is what we need to move this high too the South. Some push from the massive low in Russia would be nice. The European Model is predicting 500 hap heights on Feb 1St.

Very dark to the North in the late afternoon January 21St. Interesting winter garb!! Thailand?

Contrail from a King Air plane yesterday morning.

The colours just would not stop in the am.

Feather Clouds at the end of the day.