30 Nov 2015

November 30, 2015


    Early Sunday morning the WB weather machine was turning the bottom White.

    Some of the snow ended up in various valley locations.

    First light on Rainbow, official sunrise was at 07:46.

    Town Centre Sunday morning.

   Snow down to the valley off Whistler and Blackcomb.

    Everyone was enjoying the winter like conditions in the valley.


Weather Observations for November 30, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters       -2, Winds were 10-15 KPH S      --Horstman Hut Station
2180 meters       -1, Winds were 15-20 KPH NE    --Whistler Peak
1860 meters      +1, Winds were 5-10 KPH NE      --Rendevous
1835 meters        0, Winds were 5-10 KPH NE      --Roundhouse
1650 meters       -1, 0 cm of new, 79 cm Base, Relative Humidity 35%  --Pig Alley
1550 meters      +1, 0 cm of new, 48 cm Base  --Catskinner 
  660 meters     -10, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was -1.


    As of 07:00 Hours we have clear skies and unlimited visibility.

For the forecast, the strong upper high is finally moving out of our zone today as a weak cold front moves onshore in a Southerly flow aloft, we can expect to see some clouds by this afternoon. The flow will shift Westerly bringing overcast skies this evening and we will see the freezing level drop to around 800 meters with light snowfall. A stronger front is expected Tuesday evening with the freezing level hovering around 1400 meters. Wednesday morning will be unsettled, in the afternoon as a warm front will move through with the FL spiking to 1800 meters. Frontal waves in a SW flow will continue into Saturday and the FL should come back down to between 1000-1200 meters by Friday. Guesstimates for Tuesday morning: 3-5 cm, Wednesday morning: 15-20 cm.



    Should see cloud by this afternoon as the RRR finally migrates East.

    Southwesterly flow for most of the week .

    Front on the coast this am.

    Sweeping into our zone this evening.



ARTICLES:

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Declining snowpacks may cut many Nations' water: Science Daily

Facets on top of facets: Lionhead, Montana

Exploring the snow-Film Trailer: Mountain Sledder



    Blanket of man made snow over the summer grasses.

    Satelite image from Sunday, November 29, 2015.

    Snow accumulating on everything!

    Looks like a winter wonder land in this pic.

    Snow route off Blackcomb to the Village.

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