May 28, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Three young climbers missing since Dec 23, 2017 found in avalanche debris. Azerbaijani. Net Pic

    Locally, no new avalanches have been observed over the past week.



    PAST WEEK:

    Monday morning, May 21, 2018. Gaper day.

    Another awesome day, Tuesday May 22, 2018-Winter to Summer activities.

    Sunrise Wednesday May 23, 2018.

    Thursday May 24, 2018.

    Friday afternoon, May 25, 2018---cloudy but still an awesome day.

    Saturday Morning May 26, 2018. Some clouds and a bit cooler.

    Sunday Morning May 27, 2018. Cloudy and cooler, +3 at 06:00 Hrs at 1835 meters.

    Sunday evening, another awesome day. +20 Deg in the valley at 19:00 Hrs.


Weather Observations for May 28, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters    +1, Winds were 25-35 KPH SE--Horstman Hut
1860 meters    +3, Winds were 15-25 KPH SE--Rendevous
1550 meters    +4, Base ? cm --Catskinner

  660 meters    +8, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +21.4, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.


FORECAST:

The ridge of high pressure which has brought us some amazing weather for some time now will weaken slowly today as the low to our North brings in a broad upper level trough with cooler and showery weather forecasted for the next week. Unsettled for today with a stable air mass and in a Southwesterly flow aloft. Tomorrow we should see more cloud being pushed onshore with fewer sunny breaks. By Wednesday more cloud with the chance of some showers. A series of stronger upper troughs will push through into the weekend with cloudier weather and below normal temperatures. Will likely see some snow showers in the alpine over next weekend. We did have an awesome run of amazing weather, the next week will be good for the forest.

    GOES IR image from this am.

     Low will be winning the battle today.

    Unsettled today. Cold front pushing through just to the East.

    Fronts along the coast.

    Unsettled tomorrow with more cloud and a slight chance of showers.

     Cooler on Wednesday with mostly cloudy weather.

     Much cooler as the week moves along.

    Low will be sending a series of upper level troughs our way all week, some stronger than others.




      INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

       Last day of the winter season.

    Many came out to celebrate.

    Good times had by all.

    Dancing at the Glacier Creek.

    There were some awesome outfits.

    Sun screen needed.

    Probably the busiest Gaper day ever.

    KA-32 used to pull towers off the mountain. Click here for info on this amazing lifter. Kamov

    Catskinner Tower.

    Solar lift tower.

    Wizard Tower.

    Full moon will be on May 29, 2018

    Emerald Chair being but down for a rest on Friday.

    Bike Park Saturday morning.

    Cheakamus Lake Sunday afternoon.

    Chateau Golf Course.

    Whistler Golf Course

    Nick North Golf Course

    Flying above the trees.

    Image from this am at 08:00 Hrs..



VIDEOS:

Avalanche in Dagestan: You Tube



ARTICLES:

Missing mountaineers found in avalanche debris: Azerbaijani

GoFundMe in honour of Avalanche victim to fund Women's Heli Ski Guiding: Powder

Body of missing snowboarder found, two still missing: Mt. Baker

British Snowboarder's body found in French Alps four months after vanishing: Tignes

Avalanche training in Australia this winter: Snowbest.com

How much will the West Coast snowfall decrease in the next 80 years: Powder

New 24 Hour Vertical Ski Touring Record: Norway