07:30 Hours Friday; January 30, 2015.
Some great light early in the morning.
Lots of cloud to the North early Friday morning.
Weather Observations for January 31, 2015; taken at 06:00 Hours.
2240 meters -5, Winds were 20-35 KPH from the SSW
2180 meters -5, Winds were 25-40 KPH from the W
1860 meters -3, Winds were 10-25 KPH from the WNW
1835 meters -3, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the S
1650 meters -2, No new new snow, Base 121 cm
1550 meters 0, No new new snow, Base 99 cm, Relative Humidity 70%.
660 meters -4, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +4.3.
As of 07:00 Hours we have mostly clear skies with a bit of high cirrus and unlimited visibility.
For the forecast, another clear evening with good crust recovery. The upper ridge is holding for now, but the offshore flow will eventually allow cloud into the area by this morning prior to the arrival of a warm front which will bring light precipitation to the area this evening and continue into Sunday. Freezing levels will drop to as low as a 1000 meters with a slight rise to 1300 meters by Sunday afternoon. The next front expected to arrive Sunday evening will be slightly cooler. Light precipitation from this front will continue into Tuesday morning with freezing levels hovering around 1000 meters. There are still major inconsistencies in the models beyond this time frame so more on that as we get closer. As of now it appears that a weak ridge will build for Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday before another warm front moves on shore for Thursday with moderate precipitation and freezing levels rising to 1800 meters. Guesstimates: 3-5 cm by Sunday morning, 3-5 cm by Monday morning, 3-5 cm by Tuesday morning.
Satellite image from yesterday, cloudy in our zone.
Big picture from yesterday, lots of potential moisture coming our way.
Persistent high pressure will break down later today allowing a weak warm front into our zone.
Steady light precipitation into Sunday.
More light precipitation for Monday.
Ridging for Tuesday evening into Wednesday.
A fairly active and wet warm front for Thursday, still ? what this will do!
ARTICLES:
Skier Survived almost two hours Buried Alive: Austria
Persistent Slab Avalanches: Pistehors.com
Dangerous snowpack spurs avalanche classes: Montana
Vail Ski Patrol's first female avalanche dog handler: Women's Adventure Magazine
Man rescued from an avalanche near Vasterbotten: Sweden
Coast Mountain Backcountry Report: Escape Route
Early morning pre trough clouds over Armchair.
Mount Fee becoming engulfed mid morning Friday.
Rumbling Glacier Friday morning.
Spectacular as always.
For the forecast, another clear evening with good crust recovery. The upper ridge is holding for now, but the offshore flow will eventually allow cloud into the area by this morning prior to the arrival of a warm front which will bring light precipitation to the area this evening and continue into Sunday. Freezing levels will drop to as low as a 1000 meters with a slight rise to 1300 meters by Sunday afternoon. The next front expected to arrive Sunday evening will be slightly cooler. Light precipitation from this front will continue into Tuesday morning with freezing levels hovering around 1000 meters. There are still major inconsistencies in the models beyond this time frame so more on that as we get closer. As of now it appears that a weak ridge will build for Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday before another warm front moves on shore for Thursday with moderate precipitation and freezing levels rising to 1800 meters. Guesstimates: 3-5 cm by Sunday morning, 3-5 cm by Monday morning, 3-5 cm by Tuesday morning.
ARTICLES:
Skier Survived almost two hours Buried Alive: Austria
Persistent Slab Avalanches: Pistehors.com
Dangerous snowpack spurs avalanche classes: Montana
Vail Ski Patrol's first female avalanche dog handler: Women's Adventure Magazine
Man rescued from an avalanche near Vasterbotten: Sweden
Coast Mountain Backcountry Report: Escape Route
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