June 12, 2015

   An avalanche on the Leh to Nubra Valley Road has claimed 2 lives, article below.             Net Pic

   An avalanche on Tocllaraju Mt. in Peru has claimed three lives, story in article section.    Net Pic

    Monday June 8, 2015, another awesome day in Whistler. Max temperature hit 30.8.

    Blue bird at 13:00 Hours, Monday.

    Tuesday June 9, 2015--A repeat of yesterday. Max temperature of 29.9 in the valley.

    A few more clouds out and about compared to yesterday.

    Wednesday June 10, 2015--Looking like another amazing day. Max temp of 27.9 in the valley.

    More cloud to the South and West early Wednesday morning.

    Early morning June 11, 2015. Some high cirrus cloud. Max temp of +23 in the valley yesterday.

    Satellite image from same time frame yesterday morning.

    Thick clouds later in the morning Thursday. Much cooler than the past week.


Weather Observations for June 12, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters        +1, Winds were 20-30 KPH from the SSW
1835 meters        +3, Winds were 5-15 KPH from the WSW
1650 meters        +4, Relative humidity is 92%

  660 meters      +10, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yest was +23. 0.2 mm of precip was recorded yest.

    As of 07:00 Hours this am we have obscured skies at 2180 meters with limited visibility.


For the forecast, upper level troughing with the low spinning to our North will bring unsettled conditions (mostly cloudy) with cooler temperatures for today with the chance of some isolated showers this afternoon. Westerly low level onshore flow should switch to Northwesterly flow aloft later this morning into the weekend. Westerly flow will likely return for Monday and Tuesday with temperatures warming up to seasonal values. Saturday will see sunny skies in the morning with developing cloud in the afternoon and a slight chance of some isolated showers. Sunday will see a similar scenario with the chance of some showers. Monday as of now is looking cloudier with sunny breaks and a slight  chance of some showers. The high will weaken slightly at times over the weekend as the low moves Southeast. Still looking relatively dry, so far this June we have had 1.0 mm of rain recorded at the weather station at 660 meters.

    Cloudier today as the low spins closer.

    Cooler with Northwesterly flow aloft.

    Ridge strengthens in the morning.

    Low has some more influence on Sunday.

     High keeps pushing back early next week.  Should have a better forecast on Monday.




Video Fridays:

Mountain Hare runs into an avalanche: Vimeo

Short clip on Mountains and trash: France

Fort Williams Downhill World Cup Highlights: Scotland

Snowboarder gets caught in an avalanche: You Tube



Articles:

Avalanche near Leh claims two lives: Northern India

Avalanche claims three climbers in Peru: Huascaran National Park

Climate-change sceptics more ambivalent than we thought: Science Daily

Canadian Snow Bike in the making: Quebec

Utah Annual Report 2015: Utah Avalanche Center

    Callaghan Lake June 8, 2015.

    Outflow on Callaghan Lake.

    June 9-2015, Not much snow left on Mount Currie.

    Some clouds were in the area on Tuesday.

    Wednesday June 10, 2015--West Aspect of Rainbow Mountain.

    Soo River below the diversion weir.

    Upper level trough to the North spilled cloud into the area Thursday June 11, 2015.

    Thursday June 11, 2015--Not as much snow on Harmony road as most years.

    Cloudy at noon looking Southwest.

    More blue later Thursday afternoon.

June 8, 2015

    Rock Avalanche on Mount Kinabalu kills 11, 8 missing after Mag 5.9 Earthquake. Story below.

    June 5, 2015--Some cloud but a nice day. Prepping the Horstman Glacier.

    Satellite image from June 5, 2015.

    June 6, 2015--Nice weather.

    Saturday June 6, 2015.

    Satellite image from June 6, 2015.

    Sunday June 7, 2015 looking at Mount Baker.

    Late afternoon light on the Tantalus Range Sunday.


Weather Observations for June 8, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters      +10, Winds were 25-30 KPH from the SSW
1835 meters      +13, Winds were 20-30 KPH from the S
1650 meters      +11, No snow, relative humidity is 75%

  660 meters      +10, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +30.8.

    As 0f 07:30 Hours we have some high broken cirrus cloud and unlimited visibility.


For the forecast, the upper ridge will begin to drift Southeast but sunny weather will prevail into Thursday with slightly cooler temperatures. A weak low from the North will likely bring unsettled conditions with the possibility of some light precipitation on Friday. As of now it looks like the ridge rebuilds for Saturday.

    High pressure with offshore flow.

    Another stellar day.

    Tuesday is also looking nice.

   More of the same.

    May see some cloud by the end of the week.


Articles:

Avalanche Radar: GeoPraevent

Avalanche Danger Warning in New Zealand: Remarkables

11 Dead, 8 missing after rock avalanche on Mount Kinabalu: Malaysia

Nepal rescuers back at Langtang Village recovering dozens of bodies: Nepal

ACMG Conditions Report: Garabaldi

    EC 135 with Blackcomb Runs in Background.

    Old slab release near Rainbow Glacier.

    Horstman Glacier.

    Some cloud to the North on Saturday.

June 5, 2015

    Landslides put a damper to the beginning of winter in Argentina, video below.                     Net Pic

    Perisher is now open for the season--Australia.                                                                    Net Pic

    June 1, 2015 Cloudy but still fairly dry. 0.9 mm recorded at 660 meters.

    Satellite image from June 1, 2015.

    June 2, 2015, Light rain but less than 3 mm fell in the valley. No data recorded at 660 meters.

    Still not much precipitation considering the cloud cover.

    Very cloudy day June 2, 2015.

    June 3, 2015--Cloudy but another rainless day.

   Thick stratus layer early June 4, 2015. Still dry.

    Satellite image Thursday morning June 4, 2015.

    High pressure began pushing cloud out Thursday afternoon, June 4 Th.

    Image taken same time as satellite image.


Weather Observations for June 5, 2015: taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters      +8, Winds were 5-10 KPH from the SSW
1835 meters      +9, Winds were 0-5 KPH from the E
1650 meters      +6, No snow, relative humidity is 100%

  660 meters      +7, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +20.9.

   As of 06:30 Hours this am we have high broken cirrus cloud with unlimited visibility.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

For the forecast, a strengthening upper level ridge in a Northerly flow aloft will bring sunny conditions and warm temperature into next week. We will experience a light onshore flow over the weekend with temperatures reaching the low 30's Saturday and Sunday. Status cloud will develop off the coast but should not move inland over the weekend. The onshore flow will become stronger by Monday with a gradual cool down to seasonal temperatures.  Bring out the sun screen and enjoy some summer weather.

    High pressure strengthening over the weekend.

    Light onshore flow for today.

    Sunny today.

    Sunny Saturday.

    Sunny Sunday.

    High continues into early next week.

    Wednesday is looking nice, a bit cooler with seasonable temperatures.


Video Friday's:

Falling into a crevasse--self rescue--Long but worthy: France

Runaway Ski Patrol Toboggan: Mammoth Mountain, Calif.

Insane Bike Race--Megavalanche: Alpe d'Huez, France

Volcanic eruption in Japan: Mount Shindake

Ski Resort in Argentina enveloped in landslides: Cerro Catedral



Articles:

The 11 countries with the most avalanches in the World: Inside Monkey

Two killed in an avalanche in Lofoten : Norway

Avalanches and the Law: Switzerland

Avalanche Victim went over a waterfall, Danger remains very high: Colorado

Ortovox recalls avalanche transceiver: CPSC

The seriousness of Slackcountry: CrowfootMedia

    June 1, 2015 no snow at the stake at 1650 meters. Driest, May on Record.    Martin Buchhiem Pic

    Alexander Falls June 1, 2015.

    Hover entry-exit practise Tuesday June 2, 2015.

    Black Tusk June 3, 2015.

    Nice catch, Brohm Lake June 4, 2015.