August 29, 2016

    A glacial avalanche has killed three women in Pakistan, story below in article section.  Net Pic

    Tantalus Range - Monday evening August 22, 2016.

    Tuesday August 23, 2016, some cloud around.

    Satellite image from Tuesday morning.

    Mouth of Fitzsimmons Creek. Tuesday afternoon.

    Wednesday August 24, 2016 --07:45 Hrs.

    Less cloud Wednesday morning.

    Hot spot in Canada on Wednesday was Pemberton with a High of 33.6 Deg.

    Thursday August 25, 2016--08:45 Hrs.

    Satellite image from same time frame as above photo.

    Some cloud development Thursday afternoon.

    Another awesome day in the mountains.

    Friday August 26, 2016

    Image from Friday morning.

    Some high thin cloud Friday Morning.

    Saturday August 27, 2016

    More cloud Saturday early morning!

    Cloud early Saturday morning.

    Early Sunday morning August 28, 2016.

    Thick clouds Sunday morning.

    Started to rain in the alpine at around 10:00 Hrs Sunday morning.

Weather Observations for August 29, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters     +5, Winds were 25-35 KPH SSE --Horstman Hut
1860 meters     +7, Winds were 10-15 KPH S      --Rendevous
1550 meters     +7, RH 91%  1-2 mm of rain        --Catskinner

  660 meters   +11, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +15.7. 0.2 mm of Precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have mostly cloudy skies with unlimited visibility.

    Satellite image from this am shows bands of moist cloud to the North.


For the forecast, a Southwesterly flow aloft will bring mostly unsettled conditions for today with a slight chance of some intermittent showers.  A cool moist low pressure system will be parked off the coast for most of the week with unsettled weather into next weekend. Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning is looking like the wettest period as a frontal band moves onshore. Models are not in agreement on the forecast for the September long weekend but it looks like it will be slightly cooler than normal values, with a mix of sun and cloud. Good chance the high pressure in the Pacific could bring some decent weather for the long weekend.

    Low pressure system for most of the week, with unsettled weather.

    Most of the moisture is North of our zone.

    A mix of cloud, sunny periods and chance of some intermittent showers for today.

    Low remains North for Tuesday, with a good portion of sun.

    Frontal band expected Wednesday morning, with rain in the afternoon and evening.

    Light to moderate precipitation Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning.

    Low moves slightly North for Thursday for more unsettled weather.

    Still looking cool and moist for Friday with unsettled weather and a chance of some showers..

    Unsettled again for Saturday. Will depend on what the high does!!

    Long range model looks fairly good for Sunday.

    High pressure to the Southwest could bring decent weather for the long weekend.

ARTICLES:

Three women buried under glacier while taking a selfie: Pakistan

Red Mountain--Own the Mountain: Powder Canada

Heel Gap Spacing and Safety Release--Tech Bindings: Backcountry Skiing Blog

Japan Sled Mission 2016: Mountain Sledder

Long Range Weather Forecasting--Complicated!!:Open Snow

    A few clouds over Vancouver on Monday.

    Green Lake on Tuesday.

    Young one roaming the local slopes Wednesday.

    Awesome day in the mountains on Thursday.

    Sunset Thursday evening.

    Honey bees in the Heather. Friday

    Rainbow Lake Friday morning.

    Dusk Saturday evening.

    Horstman T-Bar Sunday morning.

    Brave Young Blonde Marmot.