20 Jan 2018

January 20, 2018


    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Dutch skier has been killed in an avalanche near the resort of Ovronnaz, SWI Story below. Net Pic

    Accident scene from the above incident.                                                             Valais Police Image

    Locally, Xe Sc Na Sz 1-2. Naturals ran during the storm.




    YESTERDAY:

    Overcast but the light in the alpine was decent.

    Overcast pretty much all day, with periods of light snow.


    Cold grey day!!

    Periods of snow in the afternoon. Great snow conditions.

    Valley cloud eventually lifted.

    Friday afternoon.

    Nice looking low, lets wish it our way.


Weather Observations for January 20, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters     -8, Winds were 25-50 KPH SE  --Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -7, Winds were 15-30 KPH ESE--Roundhouse
1660 meters     -5, 4 cm of new, 5 cm in 24 hrs  Base 230 cm --Pig Alley
  660 meters    +1, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +2.2, 0.2 mm of precip recorded yest


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


FORECAST:

A weak trough in a Westerly flow aloft will bring mostly overcast skies and intermittent snow flurries for today. A strong Pacific front will arrive Saturday night into Sunday with strong winds and moderate to heavy snowfall. The freezing level will hover in the 800 meter range.  The brunt of the energy seems to be heading south but there is some disagreement in the models, more is better. A series of Pacific fronts are slated to push through next week with seasonable temperatures. A carousel of snow producers would be awesome.
Guesstimates:15-30 cm by Sunday morning depending on how far South the front ends up, 30-45 cm by Monday morning, 5-10 cm by Tuesday morning, 15-30 cm by Wednesday morning.



    GOES IR image this am.

    Upper trough for today. Decent temperatures at 1550 meters.

    Warm front Saturday night.

    Fronts along the coast.

    Cold front pushing through Sunday morning.



    OBSERVATIONS & INFORMATION:

    Big wind event with large drifts.

    Periodic light snow, 1 cm recorded at 1650 meters---1 cm at 1550 meters.


    Still some nasty hazards in the trees, getting better but slow and sure is a good idea!!

    Starting to look like winter.

    Very light snow Friday.

    Friday aft, moisture around but we certainly did not receive much of it!! Mt Baker got 46 cm.
    Cypress Mountain recorded 14 cm in 24 Hrs.


ARTICLES:

Avalanche kills Dutch Skier in Swiss Alps: Ovronnaz

Colorado's wimpy winter has skiers, water managers grumbling: Colorado

Mentors change lives: Everyday Heroes

Skier releases avalanche: Facebook

Still not perfect-Conditions in Northern Montana: Avalanche Guys

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