AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
A cornice collapse has killed a snowmobiler near Mount Callaghan. Story below. Toby Salin Pic
Wet loose avalanche from Sunday.
Sz 3.5 Na Cambria Icefield--Run called Apocalypse-1000 meters. Andre Ike Pic
Locally, some Sz 1 Sa. Sz 1 Na loose wet.
YESTERDAY:
Blue bird with cold temperatures yesterday.
Another great day in the Coast Range. Greg Dixon Pic
Looking up Green Lake.
Awesome in the alpine. At 2240 meters yesterday the temp went from -10 at 06:00 to 0 at 15:30.
Thin cirrus cloud to the South. We had an inversion yesterday.
Great snow on the Horstman Glacier.
Snow conditions in the valley are great where they are making snow!!
Clouds moved in from the Northwest at dusk yesterday.
Sunset was at 17:24, some nice colour. Debbie Lloyd Pic
Weather Observations for February 13, 2018 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2180 meters -4, Winds were 25-50 KPH S --Whistler Peak
1835 meters -2, Winds were 5-10 KPH SE --Roundhouse
1660 meters -6, 0 cm of new, 0 cm in 24 hrs Base 280 cm --Pig Alley
660 meters -6, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was -1.0, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have overcast skies and unlimited visibility.
GOES IR image this am. Trough pushing in from the North.
As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have overcast skies and unlimited visibility.
FORECAST:
Unsettled today before a cold front pushes through tonight. The upper flow this morning is West-Southwest with the upper level trough arriving. The FL could go as high as a 1000 meters.
Lingering showers early Wednesday morning before the high rebounds with a Northerly flow for Wednesday afternoon. Thursday is looking mostly cloudy as a weak frontal band pushes through.
Friday and Saturday will see snow and the FL hovering in the 800-1400 meter range. A cold upper trough is forecasted for Sunday.
Guesstimates: 10-15 cm by Wednesday morning, 1-2 cm by Thursday morning, 5-10 cm by Friday morning, 8-12 cm by Saturday morning
GOES IR image this am. Trough pushing in from the North.
Overcast this am.
Cold front this afternoon.
Front moving down the coast.
Sunny tomorrow afternoon.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
It will take some significant snowfall to cover up some of the old debris.
Still working on getting the Horstman T Bar open.
Mouth of the Fitzsimmons Creek.
Looking Northeast Monday afternoon.
Recent Avalanche Canada MIN report:
Gin Peak & Rainbow Lake
From South Coast Touring:
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ARTICLES:
Snowmobiler dead after a cornice collapse near Whistler: Mount Callaghan
South Coast could be hit with blast of snow Tuesday: CTV News
Parks Canada Avalanche Bulletin: February 12, 2018
Scottish avalanche figure surpasses last seasons: SAIS
Avalanche warning in Kashmir Districts: SASE
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