December 13, 2017

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    No local avalanche activity, update on avalanches in India in article section.


    YESTERDAY:

    Scattered cloud Tuesday am, quickly became mostly cloudy before dissipating later in the Pm.

    Last Quarter.

    Cloudy over the Tantalus Range in the am as well.

    Less cloud to the south Tuesday morning.

    High scattered cloud in the afternoon.

    Mount Garibaldi later in the afternoon. Blue Bird.



Weather Observations for December 13, 2017 taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters    -4, Winds were 10-25 KPH NNE--Whistler Peak
1835 meters    -2, Winds were   5-10 KPH NE   --Roundhouse
1660 meters    -3, 0 cm of new, 0 cm in 24 hrs  Base 130 cm --Pig Alley

  660 meters    -2, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +3.4, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest

FORECAST:

Deja Vu, high will build again today in a Northwesterly flow aloft , but the FL will rise to 3200 meters, after a cooler day on Tuesday. We can expect mostly sunny skies for today. More of the same for Thursday with an increase in cloud as the day progresses. Unsettled weather for Friday, as a very weak cold front pushes onshore with scattered flurries and the FL ranging from 1500 m to 1000 m by the evening. More unsettled weather expected for the weekend but models are differing so time will tell.

    GOES IR image from this am.

     Ridge will keep the area mostly sunny today with a rising Freezing Level.

    Low will push the high South with a change by early Friday morning.

    Tuesday morning, mostly cloudy.

    Tuesday afternoon, less cloud, mostly sunny.


INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Awesome day on Howe Sound.

    Was +8 along the coast.

    Just before sunset Tuesday evening.

Sea to Sky Advisory:

With spring-like conditions continuing to dominate the region, be aware of changing snow conditions during the day and from one aspect to another. Once the crust melts there may be areas of wet snow on steep, sunny slopes or near rocky outcrops.





ARTICLES:

5 soldiers missing, one porter dead after avalanches in Gurez: Northern India

Three skiers convicted after causing avalanche that injured two others: Switzerland

Braving snow avalanches is a challenge, says army: India

Avalanche warnings in France: Pistehors.com