28 Dec 2017

December 28, 2017


    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:


                              Outrunning an avalanche, article below.     Tero Repo Photo


    Locally, not much to report, some sluffs on steep terrain.



    YESTERDAY:

    Snowing lightly in the morning.

    Pretty much the picture for the whole day.

    The occasional break in an overcast sky.

    Every centimetre counts.


    Moist clouds moving up the valley.

    Snowing a little harder near the end of the day.

Weather Observations for December 28, 2017 taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters    -7, Winds were 40-55 KPH S--Whistler Peak
1835 meters    -4, Winds were 20-40 KPH S--Roundhouse
1660 meters    -4, 8 cm of new, 10 cm in 24 hrs  Base 163 cm --Pig Alley
  660 meters    -9, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was -7.1, 1.9 mm of precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 hrs this am we have overcast skies, limited visibility and it is snowing lightly.


FORECAST:

A warm front in a WNW flow aloft will bring moderate snow to the area today with the Freezing level rising to 1000 meters by tonight. Today's front will bring more precipitation than yesterday's, with steady snow throughout the day. Winds will pick up this afternoon with 60-70 KPH possible in the alpine as a trailing cold front pushes through.  Friday is looking overcast with some light/moderate snow and the FL hovering in the 1000 meter range. Unsettled Saturday with high pressure building  Sunday into Monday. No decisive information from the models for next week. Standby! High may possibly stick around for the week with warmer temperatures!!
Guesstimates: 15-25 cm by Friday morning, 15-30 cm by Saturday morning, 1-2 cm by Sunday morning.

    GOES IR image for today. Still a chance most of the moisture could go South!!!


    Low will send more snow our way than forecasted yesterday.


    High is still hanging in the Pacific.

    Thursday, Low and Arctic Airmass are pushing each other around.

    Friday the front will slide South.


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Surface was nice in places.

    Snow conditions are pretty good.

    More ice forming.

    Plate stellars accumulating in the valley.

    Creeks are still open, even in the alpine.

    Sticking to the trees.

    Light dry snow.


Recent Avalanche Canada MIN report: 

Cayoosh Basin


ARTICLES:

Snowmobiler survives being buried by an avalanche: Utah

Utah avalanche warning sounded after close calls, including person buried to neck: Utah

Janelle Smiley talks the art of Efficiency: Backcountry Magazine

Avalanche danger high in Parts of Colorado: News 9

Two cars were hit by an avalanche in Kyrgyzstan: Bishkak-Osh Hwy

Outrunning an avalanche: John Collinson

The danger of improving stability: CAIC

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