June 6, 2014

    Old cornice drop.

    Cool clouds from Wednesday.

    Old slab releases.

    Fairly large old slab avalanche with a glide crack.

    407 Shadow





Weather observations for June 6, 2014; taken at 06:00 Hrs.

2240 meters        +2, Winds were 10-15 KPH from the S
1860 meters        +3, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the ESE
1550 meters        +5, Snow is melting quickly
  660 meters        +4, Valley Temperature, Max Temp Yest +18


For the forecast, the high pressure and associated Northwesterly flow will give us mostly sunny skies today, some cloud from the North will likely spill into the area later today. Convective activity still likely. A dry upper trough will move through Saturday into Sunday with unsettled weather and the possibility of some rain on Sunday. Next week is looking unsettled with some moisture possible on Tuesday from a stronger onshore flow and cooler air mass.

    As of 06:30 we have clear skies and unlimited visibility in the alpine.

    High pressure maintaing dominance into Saturday and beyond.

    Model looks good for today with a Nothwesterly flow, cloud development likely later today.

    Looking at the GFS we may see some moisture move into the area Sunday?

    Satellite image from this morning at 07:00 Hrs. Clouds just North of our area.

    Satellite image from yesterday morning.



Video Friday's:

Road Bike Freestyle: Italy

Interesting mountain bike video: Having Fun

MTB Robbery at Gunpoint: South Africa

Riding in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park: Tom Van Steenberger

Steep Snowboarding: Xavier De Le Rue





Articles:


Group decision making in Avalanche Terrain: Swiss Avalanche Institute

Whats it like to Snowboard at Alta: Whitelines

Avalanche control using: Avalanche Guard

Nitro Express: Avalauncher

El Nino Watch: Climate Prediction Center

    Nice looking rock, too bad about the accessibility.

    Some flattened trees at the bottom of this path.