AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
An avalanche in Turkey has killed five soldiers, injures 12. Story in article section. Net Pic
Locally avalanche control produced Sz 1-2.5 Xe Sc. Cornices are getting to be an issue.
YESTERDAY:
Unsettled first light Saturday morning.
There were some breaks but mostly cloudy.
Snow conditions were good.
Around noon there was a good sized sucker hole.
Snowing to about 700 meters, days end.
Saturday afternoon. Looks like the storm is on track for some heavy snow fall.
Big picture Saturday, snow is on the way!!
Weather Observations for January 21, 2018 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2180 meters -6, Winds were 80-155 KPH SE--Whistler Peak
1835 meters -4, Winds were 30-80 KPH SE--Roundhouse
1660 meters -3, 58 cm of new, 60 cm in 24 hrs Base 279 cm --Pig Alley
660 meters 0, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +3.8 , 5.4 mm of precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 hrs this am we have obscured skies, ltd visibility, strong winds and snowing 3 cm/hr.
FORECAST:
The front will weaken today in a strong Southwesterly flow aloft. Winds should abate by this afternoon with the freezing level hovering in the 900 meter range. The front was nice to us, with the biggest dump of the year to date. We may have gotten most of the precipitation slated for today, last night. An upper trough will push through Monday with some light periodic snow and weaken as the day progresses. A series of Pacific fronts will bring cool snowy weather for the remainder of the week.
Guesstimates: 15-20 cm by Monday morning, 5-10 cm by Tuesday morning, 10-20 cm by Wednesday morning, 15-20 cm by Thursday morning.
GOES IR image from this am, front looks like its ending!!
Looking mellow today.
Sunday.
Weak upper trough for Monday.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Coyote tracks.
Cornices were growing all day.
Skiing was awesome!!
Avalanche rescue practise.
Definition by the rocks.
Looking a lot like winter.
Yesterday, sluffing on all convexity's. SW slopes 30 plus cm. Chris Britt Pic
Image from 16:00 hrs Saturday afternoon. Snowing in the alpine at around 2 cm per hour.
From South Coast Touring:
Recent MIN reports from Avalanche Canada:
Mount Chief Pascal
ARTICLES:
Avalanche kills 5 soldiers, injures 12 in Bitlis Mountains: Turkey
Alberta Parks triggers controlled avalanches on Mount Rundle: CBC News
Despite advanced warning, skiers ventured into avalanche prone area: Gulmarg, Kashmir
Avalanche Awareness Days return to WB January 20/21: Mountain FM
Avalanche Risk remains elevated in Switzerland: Swissinfo
Warning about deadly avalanche conditions in: Idaho
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