AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
Xc from 2023/03/16. Large Cornice Debris.
Snow bomb off rocks dry loose from 2023/03/16.
Wet loose from 2023/03/16.
Weather Observations for March 18, 2023 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2280 meters -6, Winds were 20-25 KPH S--Horstman Hut
2180 meters -5, Winds were 40-45 KPH S--Whistler Peak
1860 meters -3, Winds were 10-20 KPH ESE --Rendezvous
1835 meters -2, Winds were 10-15 KPH ESE--Round House
1650 meters -3, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs. Base 235 cm--Pig Alley
1570 meters -2, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs. Base 159 cm--Catskinner
660 meters -2, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +9.2, 0.0 mm of precip yesterday
FORECAST:
Weak ridging for today with mostly sunny skies this am with increasing cloud cover in the pm in a Southerly flow aloft. The FL is just below surface, rising to 1800+?m by this afternoon, dropping back to just below surface tonight. Low along the coast will spill cloud into the area Sunday with overcast skies. Stays dry. Weak front arrives Monday afternoon with periods of light precipitation into Tuesday. Seasonable temperatures. Weak ridging for Wednesday with a mix of sun and cloud with some flurries possible in the mix. Another frontal band for Thursday with light precipitation. Mostly overcast with some flurries Friday. Cooler temperatures. Guesstimates: 0 cm by Sunday am, 0 cm by Monday am, 4-8 cm by Tuesday am, trace-2 cm by Wednesday am, o-trace by Thursday am, 8-12 cm by Friday am.
Cool filtered light in the late pm. High overcast thickened later in the day.
FROM AVALANCHE CANADA:
Travel and Terrain Advice:
Be careful with wind slabs, especially in steep, unsupported and/or convex terrain features.
Closely monitor how the new snow is bonding to the crust.
Avoid sun exposed slopes when the solar radiation is strong, especially if snow is moist or wet
Pay attention to cornices and give them a wide berth when traveling on or below ridges.
MODERATE--Sea to Sky advisory available top right sidebar!
LOCAL MIN REPORTS:
No new reports as of 07:00 Hrs.
SHORT CLIPS:
North Shore Avalanche Conditions: March 17, 2023
Recent Skier Triggered Avalanche: Colorado
Different footage from the avalanche in: Tignes
Bigger Paddles would help: ? Life jacket
Treed: Bummer
Nice turns until the avalanche caught up: Snowboarding
ARTICLES:
A 20 year-old female has died in an avalanche: Austria
Avalanche conditions report 2023/03/18; Austria
No one caught in slush avalanche in Kvinnherad; Norway
Skier triggered avalanche with burial, Mount Washington: New Hampshire
Report reveals new details of Spring Mountain avalanche fatality: Nevada
NAC's New Platform improves US Avalanche Forecasts: Powder Cloud
Zenith Guides Snow Report: March 16, 2023
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