22 Nov 2015

November 22, 2015

    Ga-Goat Accidental Avalanche in past 2 days. Near Pebble Creek.          Conny Amelunxen Photo

    Sunrise Saturday November 21, 2015. Officially at 07:34.

    Snow making producing some nice snow, warm temps later in the morning put and end to that. :(

    Clear and concise.

    Lots of people heading out of bounds. Cirrus cloud did move in during the morning.

    Size 2.5 Avalanche off Slim Peak @ 2850 meters.   Exposed ice!                Conny Amelunxen Pic



Weather Observations for November 22, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters      +2, Winds were 10-15 KPH W  --Horstman Hut Station
2180 meters      +5, Winds were 5-10 KPH ESE  --Whistler Peak
1860 meters      +5, Winds were 10-15 KPH W  --Rendevous
1835 meters      +4, Winds were10-15 KPH N  --Roundhouse
1650 meters      +2, 0 cm of new, 76 cm Base, Relative Humidity 75%  --Pig Alley
1550 meters      +4, 0 cm of new, ? cm Base  --Catskinner 
  660 meters       -2, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +0.6.

Maximum temperature at the Roundhouse was +7 at 05:30 Hours this morning.


    As of 07:00 Hours we have mostly cloudy skies and unlimited visibility. Inverted temperatures.


For the forecast, high pressure will break down today with an increase in the cloud cover in a Northwest flow aloft. The flow should switch to Westerly and we may see some very light isolated showers later today. The freezing level will slowly come back down to around 1000 meters tonight. A cold front will move through on Monday with light precipitation becoming moderate by the evening. As the front passes we should see the FL drop back down to the valley floor. Tuesday will be cloudy in the morning then become unsettled in the afternoon as the modified arctic front moves into our area. Wednesday through next weekend is looking sunny. We may see some warm air in the area by Thursday. Guesstimate: 3-5 cm by Monday morning above 1500 meters, 10-15 cm by Tuesday morning above 800 meters.



    Cloud cover will increase this am.

    Cloudy with some light precipitation Monday.

    Cloudy Tuesday morning becoming unsettled by the afternoon.



ARTICLES:

Whistler at 50: Hoary Marmots, Ski Bums, and the Olympics: Vancouver Sun

Avalanche Warnings in South Central Alaska: Alaska Dispatch

Sea to Sky Avalanche Bulletin: Avalanche Canada
Updated daily on the side bar of Blog!

Warm waters mixing up life in the Arctic: ScienceDaily




    By 10:00 there were quite a few people sliding around.

    Moving snow guns into the valley.

    Mount Currie yesterday at noon.

    Rainbow Park Saturday afternoon.

          Size 3 off North asp of Duke, Duffy Area during last storm @ 2300 meters.         C.A. Pic

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