August 18, 2014

    Above Capricorn Creek, August 16, 2014.

    Semenuk killing it at Joyride,  nearly a perfect run (Score of 96.8),  August 16, 2014.

    Howe Sound Saturday evening.

    Stratus layer early Sunday morning, did lift and dissipate by mid morning.


Weather observations for August 18, 2014; taken at 04:00 Hrs.

2180 meters      +13, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the SSW
1835 meters      +13, Winds were 0-5 KPH from the E
1550 meters      +14, Relative humidity 70 %
  660 meters      +13, Valley Temperature, Max Temp Yest was +27.4, Trace of rain


For the forecast, a fairly nice day today, prior to a short wave upper level trough moving in this evening into Tuesday with a strong North Westerly flow aloft. Marine layer should influence our area with mostly cloudy skies in the mornings and sunny periods as they disipate for Wednesday through Friday. Another ridge is forecasted to build into the area by Saturday. There is a chance of some shower development during the forecast period but its likely to be fairly dry during the week and slightly cooler.

    Northerly flow for most of the week.

   Inconsistencies in the models make it hard to determine precipitation amounts for the week.

    Stratus layer along the coast spreading into the valleys Sunday morning August 17, 2014.

    Moisture should slip down the coast by Wednesday, but may not be very juicy.



Another winter outlook of many!!: Liveweatherblogs.com

Eastern Snow and Avalanche workshop- Nov 8, 2014: ESAW

When a ski trip goes wrong: Traveller

Avalanche safety risk-Self Assessment Quiz: The Backcountry Ski Blog

SAR Incident Reports: August 4-8, 2014

Human contribution to glacier mass loss increasing: Science Daily

   You do not have to look to far out of the backyard for proof of the last article!!

    With rising global temperature some of the small glaciers in our area could be gone in 10 years.
                               

                             Waterfall below Spidery Peak, Upper Lillooet.

    Porteau Boat Launch, August 16, 2014.

    Meager Creek washout taken from an old burn area East side of the valley.

    Sunset August 17, 2014.