AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
An avalanche has buried up to 5 people above Lions Bay. Story in article section. Net Pic
AC yest on WB produced some Sz 1-1.5 stmsl/wndsl up to 40 cm. Xe Sc Xc. 1 Sz 2 reported.
Na Sz 1.5 on Husume Flank, no involvement.
YESTERDAY:
Saturday morning April 8, 2017--Snowline at 1000 meters.
Valley cloud in the morning.
Flurries off and on all day.
Saturday morning
The steeps were really nice yesterday.
Nice light for a short period of time in the afternoon.
There was some nice snow out there.
Awesome presentation last night by Sylvain Sudan.
Weather Observations for April 9, 2017 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2240 meters -8, Winds were 15-20 KPH SE--Horstman Hut
2180 meters -8, Winds were 15-25 KPH SE--Whistler Peak
1860 meters -6, Winds were 10-15 KPH SE--Rendevous
1835 meters -6, Winds were 10-20 KPH SE--Roundhouse
1650 meters -5, 1 cm of new snow, 1 cm in 24 hrs, 357 cm Base, RH 90% --Pig Alley
1550 meters -5, 1 cm of new snow, 1 cm in 24 hrs, 261 cm Base, RH 94% --Catskinner
660 meters +2, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +5.8, 0.3 mm of Precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 hrs this am we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.
FORECAST:
A weak upper level ridge will bring unsettled conditions to the area today in a Southwest flow aloft. The FL will peak in the 1400 meters range, dropping to 800 meters overnight. We can expect a dry day with periods of sun and cloud. A strong upper trough will spread cloud into the area Sunday night as a week front moves through for Monday. We can expect overcast skies with flurries on Monday with a FL maxing out at 1400 meters. Another short lived weak high pressure builds for Tuesday afternoon with unsettled conditions into the evening. A deep low will bring more cloud to the area by Wednesday afternoon with some light precipitation.
Guesstimates: trace-2 cm by Monday morning, 6-8 cm by Tuesday morning, 0 cm by Wednesday morning, 8-12 cm by Thursday morning.
GOES IR image from this am.
Unsettled today as a weak ridge builds.
Clouds will move in later this afternoon.
A weak front will bring light precipitation to he area on Monday.
Another weak short lived ridge builds for Tuesday.
Unsettled Wednesday morning before a front moves in from the South.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Loose dry avalanche yesterday morning from some point releases.
Best snow was in the Alpine.
Very fragile cornice noses.
Discussing lines.
ARTICLES:
A group of climbers has been buried in an avalanche above Lions Bay; Mount Harvey
DRDO developing technology to track soldiers if they are buried in an avalanche: India
ENSO- March 2017-Neutral conditions at present: NOAA
A reminder for Spring Sun Protection: Fresh Turns, Not Sun Burns
As of 07:00 hrs this am we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.
FORECAST:
A weak upper level ridge will bring unsettled conditions to the area today in a Southwest flow aloft. The FL will peak in the 1400 meters range, dropping to 800 meters overnight. We can expect a dry day with periods of sun and cloud. A strong upper trough will spread cloud into the area Sunday night as a week front moves through for Monday. We can expect overcast skies with flurries on Monday with a FL maxing out at 1400 meters. Another short lived weak high pressure builds for Tuesday afternoon with unsettled conditions into the evening. A deep low will bring more cloud to the area by Wednesday afternoon with some light precipitation.
Guesstimates: trace-2 cm by Monday morning, 6-8 cm by Tuesday morning, 0 cm by Wednesday morning, 8-12 cm by Thursday morning.
GOES IR image from this am.
Unsettled today as a weak ridge builds.
Clouds will move in later this afternoon.
A weak front will bring light precipitation to he area on Monday.
Another weak short lived ridge builds for Tuesday.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Loose dry avalanche yesterday morning from some point releases.
Best snow was in the Alpine.
Very fragile cornice noses.
Discussing lines.
ARTICLES:
A group of climbers has been buried in an avalanche above Lions Bay; Mount Harvey
DRDO developing technology to track soldiers if they are buried in an avalanche: India
ENSO- March 2017-Neutral conditions at present: NOAA
A reminder for Spring Sun Protection: Fresh Turns, Not Sun Burns
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