Avalanche that killed one skier injured another in K Country, Story below. K Country Rangers Pic
Weather Observations for February 16, 2015; taken at 06:00 Hours.
2240 meters -8, Winds were 15-35 KPH from the S
2180 meters -7, Winds were 30-50 KPH from the W
1860 meters -4, Winds were 20-40 KPH from the WNW
1835 meters -4, Winds were 5-20 KPH from the NNE
1650 meters -3, No new new snow, Base 144 cm
1550 meters -2, No new new snow, Base 108 cm, Relative Humidity 72%.
660 meters -3, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +7.1
As of 07:0 Hours we have a few clouds with unlimited visibility.
For the forecast, High pressure will prevail again today with the chance of some cloud spilling in from the low pressure to the North of our zone. The Freezing Level will rise to about 2000 meters today with day
time heating, then drop to about 800 meters tonight. Tuesday is looking like a sunny day associated with a warm air mass so there is a good chance the FL will rise well above the local peaks tomorrow morning and remain there for the whole day. A very weak occluded front will move onshore in a Westerly flow for Wednesday with the possibility of some very light snow above 1500 meters. Colder air associated with this weakening front will bring the FL to about 1400 meters on Wednesday night. Flow will shift to Northwesterly by Thursday bringing cooler temperatures and unsettled weather prior to the ridge rebuilding for a sunny day on Friday. Freezing levels will fluctuate from near surface to 1800-2000 meters for the weekend. Guesstimates trace to 2 by Thursday morning, but unlikely.
High pressure is quite strong.
Jet stream is going way North over the top of our zone, creating Northerly flow of colder air.
High pressure again for tomorrow.
A weak cold front will move through Wednesday and dissipate on Thursday with mostly unsettled cond.
Weak cold front will bring cloud to the area on Wednesday.
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Whistler Mountain early Sunday morning.
16:00 Hours and there seems to be a bit of a line up to descend. That's a lot of sightseers!!
Mamquam Peak, Feb 15, 2015.
Mount Garibaldi, Sunday afternoon.
For the forecast, High pressure will prevail again today with the chance of some cloud spilling in from the low pressure to the North of our zone. The Freezing Level will rise to about 2000 meters today with day
time heating, then drop to about 800 meters tonight. Tuesday is looking like a sunny day associated with a warm air mass so there is a good chance the FL will rise well above the local peaks tomorrow morning and remain there for the whole day. A very weak occluded front will move onshore in a Westerly flow for Wednesday with the possibility of some very light snow above 1500 meters. Colder air associated with this weakening front will bring the FL to about 1400 meters on Wednesday night. Flow will shift to Northwesterly by Thursday bringing cooler temperatures and unsettled weather prior to the ridge rebuilding for a sunny day on Friday. Freezing levels will fluctuate from near surface to 1800-2000 meters for the weekend. Guesstimates trace to 2 by Thursday morning, but unlikely.
ARTICLES:
Update on Avalanche in Alberta: K Country Avalanche
Avalanche mitigation with Drones: Telluride, Colo.
Skier vs Avalanche: Eric Hjorleifson
Tricky Warming: Avalanche Canada
Update on avalanche in Afghanistan: Bakhtar News
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