October 1, 2016

   Glacial avalanche has injured a solo trekker on Mt Aoraki,(Mt Cook) story below-Al McDowell Pic

    Thursday September 29, 2016--Clouds dissipated for another awesome day.

    Thursday morning.

    Friday September 30, 2016--Thin stratus layer in the morning. +1 Deg at 1835 meters.

    A different perspective Friday morning.

    Layer lifted quickly.

    Another great day.

    Satellite image Friday morning.

    Still some snow on the highest peaks. Friday afternoon.

    Long Shadows!!

    Sunrise Saturday October 1, 2016


Weather Observations for October 1, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2180 meters    -3, Winds were 15-25 KPH SE        --Whistler Peak
1835 meters     0, Winds were 15-20 KPH ESE      --Roundhouse
1550 meters   +1, RH 86%  0.0 mm of rain this am --Catskinner

  660 meters   +3, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +15.7 0.0 mm of Precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 Hrs Saturday morning we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility.


For the forecast, low to the South will continue spinning offshore into Sunday in a Southerly flow aloft. Increasing cloud for today with some light intermittent rain showers. As the low moves onshore to the South we can expect unsettled weather for Sunday with a drying trend. A weak ridge will build for Monday with unsettled weather. Tuesday will likely see some showers but there are some inconsistencies in the models. Wednesday is looking unsettled as well with the low bringing a front onshore for Thursday into Friday. Overall a week of unsettled weather but looking fairly dry until later in the week. Will update before then!!

    Southerly flow aloft with overcast skies for today, showers to light rain by this afternoon.

    Low will spread some cloud and light precip into the area today.

    Unsettled Sunday with some cloud.

    Drying out Monday, likely some lingering cloud.

    Some moisture for Tuesday but again unsettled.

    Thursday into Friday, the low will likely bring some precipitation



ARTICLES:

Solo Trekker caught in larger glacial avalanche: New Zealand

Swiss Ski Resorts are losing their snow: The Local

Avalanches Aren't just a Winter Danger: Laura Bates

How climate variability will affect winters across the world: Alan Betts

Scientists anticipate another glacier collapse in Tibet from Satellite Data: Simon Gascion

Vail Resorts Posts $65.3 Million Quarterly Loss: Denver Post

    Sunrise Thursday morning.

    Friday late in the afternoon.

    Very Red!!

    Looking East Saturday morning.

    Birds eye looking East Saturday Am.

    Southern view Saturday morning.

    Birds eye looking South. Clouds are moving in!!

September 29, 2016

    Sherpa missing after an avalanche hits an expedition in Nepal, story below.                        Net Pic

    September 27, 2016 Love Fall!!

    Colours are starting to come out.

    Tuesday afternoon.

    Wednesday September 28, 2016 +2 Deg at 1835 Meters at 07:00 Hrs

    Wednesday Morning.

    Another awesome fall day.

    Wednesday afternoon 18:00 Hrs not a cloud to be found!!

    Big picture Wednesday afternoon. Low slowly moving down the coast.

    Rubble Creek--Daisy Lake.

    Thursday morning September 29, 2016.

Weather Observations for September 29, 2016: taken at 07:00 Hours.

2180 meters    +4, Winds were 10-15 KPH S           --Whistler Peak
1835 meters    +4, Winds were     0-5 KPH ENE      --Roundhouse
1550 meters    +4, RH 40%  0.0 mm of rain this am --Catskinner

  660 meters      0, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +19.2 0.0 mm of Precip recorded yest

   Thursday September 29, 2016 this am, high scattered cirrus cloud and unlimited visibility.

    Sunrise Thursday morning. Officiaally at 07:09 Hours.


For the forecast, high pressure again for today with cooler temperatures at night and warm temps during the day, in a dry Southwest flow aloft. Friday is also looking like a nice fall day but we are likely to see some cloud development in the afternoon. Upper level trough pushes through on Saturday with some light precipitation and dropping freezing levels, brunt of the precip will fall during the night. Freezing level will drop to around 1800 meters. Sunday is looking unsettled as the low moves South, cloudy in the morning with nice weather returning by Sunday afternoon. Unsettled early next week with a Westerly flow aloft. Next low will likely affect us by Tuesday. Will post again on Monday with an update.

    Low is getting closer, some high cirrus cloud moving through the area.

    Low is moving down the coast but another mostly sunny day for us.

    Series of lows moving down the coast with breaks in between systems. Deeper low for Tuesday.

    Friday will likely see some cloud development.

     Saturday is looking moist at this time. Most of the precip coming Saturday evening.

    Low keeps moving south on Sunday.

    Sunny by Sunday afternoon, unsettled on Monday.

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ARTICLES:

Sherpa missing after an avalanche hits expedition in Nepal: Mountain Journey

Spin for Snow Safety Fundraiser: Avalanche Canada

BRP sponsoring free avalanche awareness seminars: Snowmobile.com

How to build a snow cave: Animated clip

Skiers vs Snowboarders--1985: You Tube

How do you rescue someone buried under an avalanche: ScienceABC

    Tuesday Morning.

    Weather has been great.

    Alexander Falls on Wednesday.

    Powder Mountain.

    Not overflowing but still very busy for the end of September. Parks have been well used!!!

    Frosty Thursday morning, 0 Degrees in the valley. An inversion, +4 at 1835 meters.