June 9, 2017

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Old Fracture line from avalanche that occurred early May above Duffey Lake Road.

    A man has been killed in an avalanche in Nepal, story in article section.                            Net Pic

   A mountaineer has been killed in an an avalanche on Grossglockner (3979M), Austria.       Net Pic

    Information on the above avalanche in article section below.                                              Net Pic


    PAST WEEK:

    Saturday June 3, 2017 Mostly cloudy in the am, did improve later in the day.

    SAR  Long Line Rescue Recertification on Saturday.

    Sunday morning June 4, 2017--Unsettled Max temp on Sunday was +15.9 at 660 meters.

    Sunday June 4, 2017 Awesome day, slide path 51, one month after avalanche control mitigation.

    Sunset at Lake Kinbasket near Valemount B.C. Sunday evening.

    Last light Sunday night.

    Monday June 5, 2017. Max temp in the valley was +22.1.

    Mount Robson, Monday June 5, 2017.

    Large volumes of water leaving mountains as snow pack continues to melt. June 5, 2017.

    Tuesday June 6, 2017. max temp in the valley was +26.2.

    June 6, 2017 Jasper to Lake Louise Highway 93.

    Ice capped ridge lines.

   Athabasca Glacier has receded a long way over the past 100 years.

    Wednesday June 7, 2017. max temp in the valley was +28.9.

    Wednesday evening in the village.

    Thursday June 8, 2017

    Rained most of the day, breaks by the evening.

    Thursday evening.


Weather Observations for June 9, 2017 taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters      -4, Winds were 15-30 KPH S--Horstman Hut 
1860 meters      -1, Winds were 10-15 KPH S--Rendevous
1550 meters       0, ? mm of precip, RH 97%  --Catskinner 

  660 meters     +7, No other data on line

Max Temp in Squamish yesterday was +17.7 with 14.7 mm of rain.
Max Temp in Pemberton yesterday was +17.3 with 6.6 mm of rain.

    As of 07:30 Hrs this am we have broken skies and variable visibility.


FORECAST:

A cold front passed through the area early this morning with cool temperatures in its wake. A cool upper level low will bring unsettled weather to the area today with the Fl presently at around 3000 meters dropping to 1800 meters later in the day, in a Southerly flow aloft. Tomorrow will be similar as the upper level low spins a moist air mass our way. We can expect scattered showers, some breaks but mostly cloudy conditions before the upper low moves South , bringing drier weather for Sunday, as a weak ridge builds. The upper flow is expected to shift Westerly on Monday with a moist cool air mass for most of the week.

    Satellite image for this am.

    Unsettled for today with some sunny breaks.

    Low will move down the coast with a weak ridge building for Sunday.

   Unsettled Sunday.

   Unsettled Monday morning but drier.

    Low to the North will bring cool moist weather for most of the week.

    Weak trough for Wednesday.

    At this time Thursday is looking wet as well.


OBSERVATIONS & INFORMATION:

Claudia Schwab June 7 at 8:12am

Still lots of snow along the Hurley Pass Rd. Tenquille Lake lower right. Goat Peak and Tenquille Mt in the centre. No, it wasn't a ski trip ;-) Still lots of snow along the Hurley Pass Rd. Tenquille Lake lower right. Goat Peak and Tenquille Mt ...

   Old fracture Line on the Duffey Lake road Sunday.

   Cloudy to the North Sunday night on Kinbasket Lake.

    Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau near Valemount, proposed phase one of Valemount Resorts. Monday.

    Slide Paths along Hwy 16, June 5Th.

   Old climax slide along the Jasper-Lake Louise Parkway. Taken on June 6, 2017.

   Remnants of the Icefields Parkway slide closer to Lake Louise from early May.

    Snow melt bringing the cliffs a shower!!

   June 7, 2017 overcast but dry.

   Quiet day in the park on Thursday morning, June 8, 2017.


VIDEO FRIDAY:

Digging Technique: Manuel Genswein

BC man rescued after falling into a crevasse: MT Baker

Jerry's Day: WSSF Intersection 2017 Winner



ARTICLES:

Man killed in an avalanche while harvesting "Himalayan Viagra": Nepal

Avalanche kills mountaineer on Grossglockner: Austria

Southern Hemisphere Alpine Conference: Christchurch

Antarctic ice rift close to calving: Science Daily

June 2, 2017

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Cornice control on May 28, 2017. Whistler Mountain

    New activity off Decker observed Wednesday (29), likely occurred on the evening of May 28, 17.

    This image taken on May 28, 2017.


    PAST WEEK:

    Bluebird Saturday May 27, 2017.

    Awesome day Saturday, Max temp in the valley was +27.7.

    Sunday May 28, 2017

    Pika's Traverse

    Alpen Glow Sunday night.

    Monday May 29, 2017. Unsettled but a warm day, Max temp in the valley was +30.3.

    Late Monday afternoon.

    Moist Tuesday May 30, 2017. 10.8 mm of rain recorded at 660 meters.

    There were some breaks on Tuesday as well.

    Wednesday May 31, 2017--another overcast day with showers, 1.1 mm recorded at Nester's Plot.

    There were some breaks on Wednesday.

    Thursday June 1, 2017--Showers in the morning & evening. 5.7 mm recorded at 660 meters.

    Thursday afternoon.

    Big picture Thursday afternoon.

    There were some breaks on Thursday.


Weather Observations for June 2, 2017 taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters      -1, Winds were 50-65 KPH S  --Horstman Hut 
1860 meters     +1, Winds were 20-40 KPH SE--Rendevous
1550 meters     +3, ? mm of precip, RH 98%  --Catskinner 

  660 meters     +8, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +14.4, 5.7 mm of Precip recorded yest

Precip gauges are not recording on the mountain!

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have overcast skies, limited visibility and fresh snow on the ground.


FORECAST:

A broad upper level trough and a weak cold front will bring precipitation early this morning, trending to unsettled conditions later this am with an improving trend by days end. The upper flow will be Southwest with a high pressure aloft developing in the evening. Weak ridging for Saturday with mostly cloud and the possibility of some intermittent showers in the morning. A weak upper trough will bring cool temperatures and unsettled weather for Sunday. A weak ridge builds for Monday through Wednesday night with seasonable temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Another upper trough is forecasted for Thursday with overcast conditions, a frontal band in a warm air mass will bring moderate rain for most of the day. A cooler moist front moves onshore for Friday.
There are some model differences for Thursday into Friday but it is June and likely to be somewhat wet.

    Image from 06:45 this am.

    Unsettled for today with an improving trend as the day progresses.

    Fairly large low in the Gulf of Alaska

    Low pressure and associated surface trough for today.

    Unsettled again on Saturday.

    Some cloud for Saturday with sunny breaks as well.

    Improving Saturday as the high builds.

    Trend is to improving weather on Saturday.

    Mostly nice on Sunday, some cloud in the am.

    Weak ridging for Monday.

    Looking nice Tuesday into Wednesday.

INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

Caro Line

May 31 at 12:03am

We found these (relatively fresh looking) tracks near Brandywine-what do you think these are? My guess is a black bear mom and cub(s?). But maybe they're grizzlies?

    Construction of Jump Park underway. Saturday

    Sunset Sunday

    Twilight Sunday night.

    Just before sunset Monday night.

    Just before sunset on Tuesday which was at 21:10 Hours.

    Overcast for most of the day on Wednesday.

   A wee bit of blue later in the day before showers Thursday night.


VIDEO FRIDAY:

One Whistler Night: David McColm

Northern Lights from Squamish: Nathan Starzyski

Undercover Vail Ski Patroller: Lindsy Vonn

Mother Elk fends off Grizzly Bear: Arizona

ARTICLES:

Workshop on Avalanche Safety at SASE: India

Boise built product could protect skiers from avalanches: Idaho

Strongly fluctuating snow cover in Switzerland appears to be coupled to ocean Cycles: NoTricksZone

Australian Ski Season to start early after heavy snowfall: June 3, 2017