April 25, 2014

    Almost snowing in the valley yesterday morning.

    Some nice breaks in the morning April 24, 2014.

    Wind blown snow on Jersey Cream Wall.

    Winds were maxing out at 70 KPH in the morning, max gust was 75 KPH at around 13:30 Hrs.

    Piste Markers were nice to have yesterday at times. Hughes Heaven!!

    Clearing out by days end.

Weather observations for April 25, 2014; taken at 06:00 Hrs.

2240 meters      -7, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the N

1860 meters      -6, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the E

1550 meters      -4, Trace of new snow,  Base 193 cm

  660 meters       0, Valley Temperature, 1.6 mm of precipitation yesterday, Max Temp +9 Yest

For the Forecast, an upper level trough is influencing our zone keeping the air mass cool with unsettled conditions.  More sun than yesterday with light winds. Scattered showers may develop this evening, as the air mass becomes unstable, easing off very late tonight. Saturday is still looking dry and unsettled in the morning, with a cold front moving in for Saturday night. Sunday is looking cloudy with light precipitation through the day.  Unsettled weather for Monday, as a ridge of high pressure begins to build for Tuesday into Wednesday. Guesstimates: trace to 2 cm for Sunday morning, 4-6 cm by Monday morning.

                               As of 07:00 Hrs we have scattered cloud with unlimited visibility.

    Precipitation heading our way for Saturday night into Sunday.

    Image from yesterday morning.

    Looks like some unsettled weather is on the way.

Video Fridays:

Mountain Bikers navigate Valle Blanche: Chamonix

Speed Kiting Cable Ride: Europe

Snowmobile Cliff Huck: Slednecks

Neko, 7 Year Old snowboarder Killing It: Red Mountain Resort

Base Jumping off the World's Tallest Building: Dubai

Articles:

Nepal struggles to save Everest climbing season : Katmandu

YAA Tech Blog: Yukon Avalanche Association

Timing is Everything-Understanding Spring Danger Ratings: CAC Forecaster Blog

Large Natural Wet Avalanches in Colorado: CAIC

When your world suddenly gets very small: White Out Navigation

    Power flurry around noon yesterday.

    Snow below the tree line was skiing well yesterday morning.

    When the clouds were thick it was very difficult to see the ground. Flurry near the end of the ski day.

    Lower Disease Ridge Thursday morning. Looking sweet! No takers all day.