November 7, 2022

      AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

      Recent snowballing in West Bowl, taken 2022/11/05. Warmed up Friday.                   WWF Pic

      Sz 2 remotely triggered in Colorado. 2022/11/05.  Report here-CAIC.      Andrew Temple Image

      An avalanche has killed a guide in training-- France. Article below.                                     Net Pic

      Nov 4, 2022. Roof avalanches in Whistler.                                                                     WWF Pic

     Nov 3, 2022. Sz 1 Snowmobile remote. South San Juan, CO. Click-CAIC Report       CAIC Pic

     Oct 27, 2022.  Close Call Sz 1 Sa near Aspen, went for ride but uninjured. Article below. CAIC Pic

      WEATHER IN THE PAST FOUR DAYS:

     Thursday November 3, 2022. 12:00 Hrs. -6 Deg C with a 10-25 KPH ESE wind.

      Friday November 4, 2022. 12:00 Hrs. +1 Deg C with a 20-60 KPH South wind.

      Saturday November 5, 2022. 12:00 Hrs. -8 Deg C with a 30-50 KPH SW wind. Flurries!

      Sunday November 6, 2022. 12:00 Hrs. -8 Deg C with a 10-25 KPH ENE wind.

   

Weather Observations for November 7, 2022 taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters   -17, Winds were 30-45 KPH N--Whistler Peak 

1835 meters   -15, Winds were 10-30 KPH NNW--Round House

1650 meters   -14, 3.3 mm in 12 Hrs, 15.5 mm in 24 Hrs. Base 64 cm? ESDS --Pig Alley

  660 meters     -6, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was -3.0, 4.2 mm of precip yesterday. 

      As of 07:30 Hrs we have some broken cloud and variable visibility.

Precipitation amounts for the AR (atmospheric river) event Nov 4-5, 2022 in the Sea to Sky Corridor:

Pemberton 15.7 mm, Whistler 24.4 mm, Squamish 44.9 mm, West Vancouver 69.1 mm. AR event or a fall rain storm? Great video from the Powder Picker below!

On November 4, 2022 at 2280 m, High of -1 Deg C, Low of -8 Deg C, Winds were 30 KPH-170 KPH. 100-160 KPH around 18:00 Hrs. 

Some Historical weather facts: Precipitation amounts for October at the Nesters Weather Station over the past decade.

Oct 2022       80.5 mm          Oct 2017     155.7 mm

Oct 2021     194.5 mm          Oct 2016     223.4 mm

Oct 2020     128.3 mm          Oct 2015       67.2 mm

Oct 2019       69.1 mm          Oct 2014     252.6 mm

Oct 2018     101.0 mm          Oct 2013       19.3 mm

FORECAST:

Surface low and approaching Arctic Front will bring some isolated snow flurries for today in a Northeasterly flow aloft. Mostly cloudy with some breaks. Freezing level will continue to drop to sea level with some strong outflow winds as we move into Tuesday. Cloud should dissipate by Tuesday am, with sunny cold weather. This pattern will remain in the zone until Friday. Should warm up a bit with some cloud pushing in for Friday with the approach of a weak front. More on the weekend in Thursday's post. Looking seasonable and dry into early next week.   Guesstimates: 0-1mm by Tuesday am, 0-trace by Wednesday am, no precipitation expected into next week.

      GOES IR Image from this am.

      GOES 17 ABI image 2022/11/07. 06:00 Hrs.

      Low still spinning off Vancouver Island. Cooling with Arctic High pushing Southwest.

       Mostly cloudy today with some sunny breaks, possible flurries.

       Variable upper flow with low spinning, mostly Easterly-Northeasterly flow aloft.

      Arctic Front continues too push low on Tuesday. Cloudy in the am, sunny in the pm! Cool.

      Arctic Front and cool dry weather for Tuesday.

      Arctic front still pushing South, cold temperatures for Wednesday.

     Dry and cool Wednesday with mostly sunny skies.

               Some push back from the lows but sunny and dry for Thursday.

      Dry for our zone Thursday, low making some impact to the North.

       Low develops off the coast, will likely send some cloud our way. High retreating too the North.

     INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS: 

      Please hit the donate button top of the side-bar. Whistler Weather Wizard.                   WWF Pic

      Thursday afternoon.

      Moisture train on Thursday. 

      Snowing in the valley, 0 Deg C at 15:00 Hrs Thursday.                                                 WWF Pic

     Awesome day for a stroll.                                                                                                  WWF Pic

     15:00 Hrs Thursday. 4.5 mm recorded at Pig Alley. -4.5 Deg C.

      06:00 Hrs Friday. 1650 m, -4 Deg C with 12.7 mm recorded. ESDS 62 cm base. -1 at 1835 m

     10:00 Hrs Friday in the valley. 0 Deg C. Snowing lightly.                                              WWF Pic

      Warm front for Friday.

      Looking like most of the precipitation will end up South of Whistler.

       Nesters weather plot Friday am. 17.4 mm recorded. Min Temp -0.5, Max +4.7.         WWF Pic

      Friday 14:00 Hrs. Dodging a bullet so far! -1 Deg C at 2180 m. Moist just South of Whistler.

      From Windy, Friday 19:00 Hrs, looks like we have finished with the rain event. AR????

      Sunrise 08:08 Hrs Saturday. -8 Deg C with a 30-45 KPH WSW wind. 

      Saturday 12:00 Hrs. Snow flurries in the valley. +1 Deg C.

      Saturday pm, Weekend Chutes, Whistler. -10 at 2100 m.                                                  WWF Pic

      Creekside Gondola Carriers being delivered! Straw Line is on the CG towers.               WWF Pic

      Fresh Tracks on Saturday. Great day for a ride!! High of +3 Deg C at 660 m.                WWF Pic

     Swans on Alta Lake.                                                                                                            WWF Pic

      Whistler SAR responded to medical call on Metal Dome. Looks Busy!             Joel Sweet Pic

      Cornices growing on Chainsaw Ridge. Lots of wind transport after past 2 storms.          WWF Pic

     Sunday, 06:00 Hrs. 1.5 mm recorded at 1650 m. -8 Deg C.

      Goes 17 ABI Image Sunday 11:30 Hrs. -1 at 660 m, -10 at 2280 m. Let it snow!!!

     06:00 Hours Monday, 1650 m. -14 Deg C. 15.5 mm 24 Hrs. 8 cm in 12 hrs, 16 cm in 24 hrs.

LOCAL MIN REPORTS:

Round Mountain: Nov 6, 2022

Metal Dome: Nov 6, 2022

Paul Ridge: Nov 6, 2022

Mt Fee: Nov 5, 2022

Brandywine: Nov 5, 2022

Rethel North Couloir: Nov 2, 2022

Early: Nov 2, 2022

Sproatt: Nov 2, 2022

VIDEOS:

Sluff Management: AvyBites

Sluff Management: Alaska

Slab to slab: Nasty Ride but survived

Reactive snow while: Snowboarding

Have to agree with the Powder Picker: Atmospheric Rivers

Wind affected slopes=wind slabs: AVYBites 

ARTICLES:

First snows, first avalanche death: France

'Close Call' hints at avalanche danger: Colorado

CAIC launches new, user-friendly website: Colorado

Several early season avalanches in Utah: UAC

Avalanche Danger forces closure of Hwy 20: Washington State

How to learn from Avalanche Accident Reports: Powder Cloud

Supply chain woes delay Whistler's Creekside Gondola: Storm Skiing Journal

Researchers are turning to AI to model how snow cover is shrinking: Italy