November 24, 2022

      AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

      Sz 1 Xh Bushrat Wednesday. Xh on Blk produced some Sz 1 dry loose on Nov 21 MfCr.

      Avalanche mitigation on Whister produced Sz 1-2 Xe Xh loose dry-storm slabs, on Nov 21 MfCr.

      A man made/big dump snow avalanche at Holimont Ski Area, NY. Facebook Page

      One missing after an avalanche in Northern India. Article below. Friendship Peak.           Net Pic

     Sz 2 Na Slab avalanche. Bearthoud Pass, CO. 2022/11/20. CAIC Report.        Sam Gifford Pic

       Sz 1.5 Sa Loveland Pass, CO. 2022/11/20. CAIC Report                       Nicholas Hoch Pic

             Sz 1 Sa Dry Loose, PWL. 2022/11/20. Porter Fork, UT. UAC Report.      Ofto Pic

      WEATHER IN THE PAST THREE DAYS:

      Monday Nov 21, 2022. 12:00 Hrs. 0 Deg C with a 5-15 KPH SE wind. High of +2 today.

      Tuesday November 22, 2022. 12:00 Hrs. -1 Deg C with  10-25 KPH ESE wind. -3 at 2180 m.

      Wednesday November 23, 2022. 12:00 Hrs. 0 Deg C with a 10-25 KPH SSW wind at 1860 m.

   

Weather Observations for November 24, 2022 taken at 06:00 Hours.

2280 meters     -2, Winds were 60-75KPH SSW--Horstman Hut

2180 meters     -1, Winds were 45-70 KPH SW-Whistler Peak

1860 meters    +1, Winds were 20-40 KPH S--Rendezvous  

1835 meters    +2, Winds were 20-50 KPH S--Round House

1650 meters    +3, 0.0 mm in 12 Hrs, 0.0 mm in 24 Hrs. Base 72 cm--Pig Alley

1570 meters      0, 0.0 mm in 12 Hrs, 0.0 mm in 24 Hrs. Base 32 cm--Catskinner

  660 meters    +1, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +3.9, 0.0 mm of precip yesterday. 

      As of 07:15 Hrs we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.

FORECAST:

Dirty ridging again today with mostly cloudy conditions in a Westerly flow aloft. A wet warm windy frontal band arrives tonight with the freezing level possibly spiking at 2400 m.  Fingers crossed it cuts out at 2000 m. Front pushes through into Friday afternoon with cooler temperatures in its wake. Frontal band Saturday with snow in the forecast. Dry Sunday into Monday with a series of frontal bands with seasonable temperatures, following into mid week. Update tomorrow am.  Guesstimates: 12-18 mm by Friday am, 2-6 cm by Saturday am, 10-20 cm by Sunday am.

       GOES IR Image from this am.

       GOES 17 ABI Image 2022/11/24. 05:00 Hrs.

         Warm air flowing in from the high, low moving down the coast for tonight.

       Front will slide into our zone later this pm. Wet, warm, and windy tonight.

      Westerly flow aloft.

         Some lingering precipitation in the am Friday, dry and cooler by the afternoon . 

      Warm front shifts south by Friday afternoon. 

        Cold front for Saturday, cooler temperatures. 

      Periods of light/moderate snowfall Saturday. 

           Dry and cold Sunday. May even see a few sunny breaks.

      INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

      Sunrise was at 07:35 Hrs Monday. -1 Deg C with a 20-25 KPH SW wind at 2280 m.

      Ice art on Green Lake. Monday am.

      Wind, waves, and lower water in Green Lake! High in the valley was +3.5 low of -1.0.

      Windy Image Monday 17:00 Hrs. Looks promising, time will tell! 

      Tuesday 06:00 Hrs. 4.5 mm recorded at 1650m . -1 Deg C. High of +2 in the past 24 Hrs.

      Snowing in the village Tuesday afternoon. High of + 3.3 Deg C, low of 0 Deg C.

 

       Tuesday 12:00 Hrs. 13.7 mm at 1560 m. +1 Deg C. 74 Cm Base.

      Tuesdays system pushed through fairly quickly. Dry until Thursday evening..  Looks Juicy.

      08:00 Hrs Wednesday. -4 Deg C with a 15-25 KPH SE wind.

     Wednesday am. Great conditions with good visibility. Dry snow in the am.

      More than 32 cm on the Castle Picnic Table.

      12:00 Hrs 1570 meters (Catskinner Weather Plot) -2 Deg C with a 32 cm Base. No New

      Eventually the valley cloud rose, moist and warm air aloft.

LOCAL MIN REPORTS:

Cypress, Black Mountain: Nov 20, 2022

Roughing it for Rethel: Nov 20, 2022

VIDEOS:

Early Season Avalanche Conditions: AvyBites

Touchy Conditions: Trashed

Big Air to: Over the bars

ARTICLES:

Cornices are always an issue: Siberia

Trekker missing after avalanche near Friendship Peak: Northern India

Avalanche closes I-70 near Loveland Pass Ski Area Monday, Vail Pass Skiers trigger slide Sunday: Colorado

Characterizing snow instability with avalanche problem types from snow cover simulation: Science Direct

Canada's Mountains feeling the heat of climate change: UBC