WEATHER IN THE PAST FEW DAYS:
Monday afternoon, more snow in the trees.
Satellite image Monday morning, eventually it did dry up in the afternoon.
Not much of a view Monday afternoon.
Tuesday November 1, 2016 -3 at 1835 meters, nice to see the snow makers at work!!
Big picture Tuesday afternoon.
Looking like winter Tuesday morning.
Wednesday morning November 2, 2016 Snowing and 0 Deg at 1835 meters..
Image from Wednesday morning.
Snow line slowly descended Wednesday morning. Temps warmed up, 0 Deg at 2240 from 12:30 ->
Thursday November 3, 2016 -1 at 1835 meters at 07:00 Hrs.
Image from Thursday morning.
Thursday afternoon, eventually dried out after showers during most of the day.
Weather Observations for November 4, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.
2240 meters -3, Winds were 50-75 KPH SE --Horstman Hut
1860 meters +4, Winds were 30-50 KPH SE --Rendevous
1650 meters +4, RH 45% 1.5 mm of precip --Pig Alley Precip from 14:00 Hrs yest
Dry for today, with some warm sunny weather in the morning.
Should see the next frontal band arrive Friday evening.
Cold front Friday night , but the FL will likely only drop to 2000 meters.
Fast moving upper level trough for Sunday with some breaks Sunday afternoon.
Should see a break Sunday afternoon.
Massive low pressure with strong winds and warm temperatures for early next week.
Another warm front for Monday but more on that in Monday's Post. Would be nice if it stayed N.
OBSERVATIONS:
Not much to report, avalanche control on Whistler Thursday produced a size 2.5 on Whistler East. Limited observations with 80+ ridge top winds. Not many people venturing out in the windy wet conditions.
Some weather stats for October over the past 10 years, taken at 660 M:
Year Precip Amounts Avg Max Temp Avg Min Temp
2016 323.4 mm 9.2 C 2.7 C
2015 67.2 mm 13.2 C 4.5 C
2014 252.6 mm 12.2 C 5.7 C
2013 19.3 mm 12.5 C 1.3 C
2012 189.7 mm 11.2 C 2.5 C
2011 82.5 mm 9.7 C 2.1 C
2010 70.8 mm 11.9 C 3.5 C
2009 151.3 mm 9.8 C 1.5 C
2008 112.6 mm 10.2 C 2.1 C
2007 152.6 mm 9.5 C 2.1 C
2006 65.6 mm 13.1 C 1.8 C
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Ten dangers of skiing and how to avoid them: Hix Magazine
Yukon Avalanche Forecasts to rely on mobile app users this season: CBC News
8.8 mm of precip recorded at 660 meters on Monday.
Started snowing Tuesday afternoon. 4.2 mm recorded at 660 meters on Tuesday.
Cloudy but dry Thursday afternoon, 5.1 mm recorded at 660 meters Thursday in the am.
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