3 Feb 2017

February 3, 2017





    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

   An avalanche near Mobarakabad, Iran has claimed 3 lives-Story in article section.        Net Pic


    Old Fracture line in Pooh Basin.

    No new avalanche activity locally, except below image. Lots of redistributed snow.


     Sz 1.0 Sr 10m 170201 Phalynx                                                  Submitted by Anton Horvath.



YESTERDAY:


    Early morning light Thursday February 2, 2017.

    Ideal temperatures for making snow.

    Winds in the alpine were strong in the morning, eased off by the afternoon.

    Conditions were smooth and chalky in the bowls where the snow was blown in.

    Late Thursday morning.

    Big picture Thursday afternoon, low will be moving up the coast by tomorrow am.

    Another awesome day.

    Some cloud to the South as the low slowly moved in.

    Whistler Mountain later in the day.


Weather Observations for February 3, 2017: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters   -7, Winds were 10-20 KPH SE   --Horstman Hut 
2180 meters   -4, Winds were 20-25 KPH SE   --Whistler Peak
1860 meters   -8, Winds were   5-10 KPH SE   --Rendevous
1835 meters   -6, Winds were   5-10 KPH SSW--Roundhouse
1650 meters   -8, 0 cm of new snow, 0 cm in 24 hrs, 208 cm Base, RH 59%  --Pig Alley
1550 meters   -8, 0 cm of new snow, 0 cm in 24 hrs, 137 cm Base, RH 53%  --Catskinner 
  660 meters -10, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +3.6, trace mm of Precip recorded yest

We have an inversion!!

   As of 07:00 hrs this am we have overcast skies and unlimited visibility.


FORECAST :

A weakening warm front will bring overcast skies and light snowfall to the area this morning in a Southwesterly flow aloft. An upper level low to the south is also weakening and will bring light to moderate snowfall by this afternoon, becoming heavy later in the day. The low to the North which looked like it had potential for some heavy snow over the weekend may send most of its precipitation South. We will still see frontal bands move through the area with less precipitation as forecasted a few days ago. Model solutions are still waffling for early next week but it looks like it will remain cold with some unsettled weather. The FL will remain at or below surface over the weekend. Guesstimates: 20-30? cm by Saturday morning, 20-30 cm by Sunday morning, 20-30 cm by Monday morning.




   Warm front Friday morning, cold front fpor later in the day.


    Looking snowy for Saturday.

   Storm day for Sunday. Models are still not sure about Sunday!!


OBSERVATIONS & INFORMATION:



    Wind affected snow.

    In places the snow has been stripped down to the January rain crust.

   Snow stripped off Dean's Adieu area of the up track.

    Lost Lake is looking smooth.


VIDEO FRIDAY;

Avalanche on Ajax Peak: Telluride

Avalanche mitigation in Alaska: Jan 26, 2017

2 Minute heated emergency shelter: You Tube

WYDOT triggers avalanche: What about the critters??



ARTICLES:

Avalanche claims 3 lives in North Iran: Tehran

Avalanches in Dushanbe-Khujand: Tajikistan

Canadian Ski Patrols take on Guinness Record--Snow Angels: Saturday Feb 4, 2017

The rule for these Dogs--Let them do their mission Fast: Colorado

Army was warned of Avalanches in Kashmir: India

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