AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
WEATHER YESTERDAY:
Weather Observations for March 19, 2023 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2280 meters -4, Winds were 25-30 KPH S--Horstman Hut
2180 meters -4, Winds were 25-30 KPH SE--Whistler Peak
1860 meters -2, Winds were 5-15 KPH ESE --Rendezvous
1835 meters -1, Winds were 5-15 KPH ESE--Round House
1650 meters -3, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs. Base 231 cm--Pig Alley
1570 meters -1, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs. Base 156 cm--Catskinner
660 meters -3, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +12.2, 0.0 mm of precip yesterday.
High in Squamish yesterday was +19 Deg C.
FORECAST:
Weak frontal band along the coast will spill cloud into the area with mostly overcast skies but dry conditions in a warm Southerly flow aloft. The FL is below surface and could spike to 2000 m again today, dropping to 1000 m by tomorrow am. A weak front is arriving Monday afternoon with light precipitation into early Tuesday am. Weak ridging will bring a mix of sun and cloud Tuesday am. The dirty ridge becomes stronger on Wednesday with sunny skies in the forecast. Another frontal band arrives Thursday with light/moderate precipitation, and slightly lower than average temperatures. Front weakens on Friday with some light precipitation and overcast skies. Guesstimates: 0 cm by Monday am, 4-8 cm by Tuesday am, 0 cm by Wednesday am, trace-1 cm by Thursday am, 10-15 cm by Friday am, 1-3 cm by Saturday am, trace-2 cm by Sunday am.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
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 top right sidebar.
LOCAL MIN REPORTS:
Red Heather Meadows: March 18, 2023
St Patrick's Cowboy: March 17, 2023
SHORT CLIPS:
Runaway: Nice Save
Takeout: Reminds me of the old 7th T-bar
Big tree: Ejected
Big Air: Big Avalanche
Avalanche Conditions: Utah
ARTICLES:
Man killed, two others injured near Marble: Colorado
Preliminary report on ski tourer killed in an avalanche near Marble, CO: CAIC
Deadly week of avalanches: Switzerland
Route 395 remains closed after being buried by avalanches: California
How the Colorado Information Centre investigates fatal slides: CAIC
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