AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
Loose dry point releases during last storm.
Steeper terrain was sluffing.
Avalanche activity near Birkenhead Lake Monday. Shin Campos Image
North East aspect. Shin Campos Image
Wide propigation. Shin Campos Image
YESTERDAY:
Blue bird morning early Monday.
New snow!!
Clouds to the South in the am.
Snow on reverse loaded slopes was skiing well.
Busy in the backcountry.
Awesome conditions on the right aspect and elevation.
Clouds thickened quickly.
Monday afternoon.
Big picture Monday.
Weather Observations for April 3, 2018 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2180 meters -10, Winds were 15-50 KPH S --Whistler Peak
1835 meters -9, Winds were 15-25 KPH SE--Roundhouse
1660 meters -7, 2 cm of new, 2 cm in 24 hrs Base 299 cm --Pig Alley
660 meters 0, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +7.4, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have overcast skies, variable visibility and it is snowing lightly.
FORECAST:
A weak frontal band in a Westerly flow aloft will bring periods of light snowfall to the area today under overcast skies. The FL will rise to around 1200 meters during the day dropping back down to surface tonight. This pattern will continue into Wednesday and there is a chance of some breaks Wednesday afternoon, before a warm front begins to push through into Thursday. Milder temperatures will bring the FL above the weather plots on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday and Saturday have the potential for some decent amounts of snow above 1200 meters.
Guesstimates: 2-4 cm by Wednesday morning, trace-1 cm by Thursday morning, 8-12 cm by Friday morning above 1500 meters, 1-3 cm by Saturday morning, with 5 mm possible abve 1650 meters.
GOES IR image from this am.
Low to the North, High to the South, Arctic front to the East.
Flurries for today.
Overcast.
Fronts along the coast.
Overcast.
Warm front approaching.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Surface Hoar development.
Some areas were wind affected.
Snow was deep on some aspects.
There were signs of slabby snow in some areas.
A pleasnat April Day.
Sz 1 NA.
Recent Avalanche Canada MIN Reports:
Russet & Addit Ridges
Marriot Basin
ARTICLES:
Renowned Mountain Doctor killed in French Avalanche: Dr. Verticle
The Hazards of Snowmobiling on a Glacier or Icefield: Mountain Sledder
Ice Free Arctic summers could hinge on small climate warming range: Science Daily
The underlying causes of Tibetan Ice Avalanches: Nature
CAA Spring Meetings: April 30-May 4, 2018
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