February 01, 2014

    Flying guns yesterday morning, with the temps this coming week, it should be great snow making,
    possible to use 10-15 million gallons per day if the temperatures are ideal.

    Surface Hoar was enjoying the cold temps.

    Stratus layer being very persistent south of us.

    Peak to Valley Race Friday, winning time was 4:54:04 Ryan Oughtred.


Weather observations for February 1, 2014, taken at 06:00 Hrs.

2240 meters      -13, Winds were 20-25 KPH from the S
2180 meters      -12, Winds were 20-30 KPH from the S
1860 meters      -10, Winds were 15-25 KPH from the SSE
1835 meters      -10, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the SSE
1650 meters      -10, No new snow, Base 129 cm
1550 meters      -10, No new snow, Base 90 cm
  660 meters      -12, Valley Temp


For the forecast we will see a very cold dry pattern for the forecast period. We may see a bit of cloud around today. Not much more to say except dress warm and get out the sun screen. An upper trough may brush by the area on Sunday but unlikely to have any affect on our zone, maybe some clouds. Mid mountain temps for next week look to be around -15 to -20. Get out the down, watch for frostbite. At -10 with a 20 KPH wind, the wind chill is equal to -18.

    Possible to get some cloud on Sunday Afternoon.

    Dry weather!!


New footage of the Richardson Highway Avalanche: Valdez. Alaska

Insurance Companies discussing coverage for Backcountry skiing/riding: Avalanche Warnings

What Lies Beneath: Pistehors.com

Poor structure yet good stability: Avalanche Guys-Montana

2 Die in avalanches in Austria: 1.5 meters of storm snow.

Avalanche closes US 50 near Monarch Pass: Colorado

Avalanche kills man in Almaty Region: Kazakhstan

    High pressure maintaining a hold on the BC Coast.

    Lots of bright people around yesterday enjoying the sun.

    Would be nice to get some snow to cover up a few rocks.

    Recent Profile from Thurs, West Asp. Snow in around the rocks was very moist yesterday at ground.

    Location of above profile.

   Cold temperatures and light winds with sunny skies will be the pattern for a while.