June 16, 2017

   AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    No new avalanche information to report. This was on Monday, June 12.


    PAST WEEK:

    Saturday June 10, 2017. Mostly overcast-0.2 mm of rain recorded at 660 meters.

    Sunday morning

    Sunday morning, June 11, 2017--Max temp in the valley was +19.7

    Sunday June 11, 2017 mostly overcast in the mountains but sunny in the valley..

   Monday June 12, 2017 08:00 Hrs. High overcast in the morning but improved as day progressed.

    Monday evening, max temp in the valley was +20.6.

    Overcast on Tuesday. Max temp on Tuesday was +13.6.

    Noon, Wednesday June 14, 2017. Overcast with a temperature of +2 at 1860 meters.

    Just before noon on Wednesday, cold upper level trough in a Westerly flow.

    Overcast for most of Wednesday. Trace of rain recorded at 660 meters.

    Some blue to the NE on Wednesday evening.

    06:30 Hrs Thursday June 15, 2017 -1 at 2240 meters, fresh snow.


Weather Observations for June 16, 2017 taken at 07:00 Hours.

2240 meters       0, Winds were 15-20 KPH S--Horstman Hut 
1860 meters     +2, Winds were 10-15 KPH S--Rendevous
1550 meters     +3, ? mm of precip, RH 97%  --Catskinner 

  660 meters     +9, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +10.3, 7.7 mm of Precip recorded yest

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

    Looking nicer to the SE, but like a fall day, not the start of the summer!!

FORECAST:

A moist trough to our South will bring unsettled weather for today in a Westerly flow aloft. Showers early this am, mostly cloudy with some breaks looks like it will improver as the day progresses. A weak high pressure will bring drier conditions to the are tomorrow, but will be short lived as a weak warm front spreads clouds into the area Saturday night into Sunday. A strong flat upper level ridge will begin to build next week just in time for the summer solstice. Still feeling like Monday and Tuesday will be dry but with some cloud in the area. After Wednesday it will hopefully warm up slightly with more seasonable temperatures. .

    Westerly flow for today, with improving conditions.

    Image from this am, still lots of cloud around.

    Improving by Monday.

    Looks nicer later in the day.

    High will build for Saturday.

    Warm front approaching for Saturday night into Sunday.

    Looking cloudy for Sunday.

    Low to the North will hopefully not push South.

INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

Jim Morrison June 12 at 8:29am

Quick update on Locomotive Peak: plenty of parking spaces by the side of the road, with over 6 cars on Sunday morning:) The forest and creek crossings are reasonably well covered all the way, so no real bushwhacking or fording is required. Some cornices still looming on the approach from the east side, which I believe is the "recommended" way, but it was too much for us so we found another way, a bit more to the north. In retrospect, going up the same way you come down is much better. I'll try to post later my track for this route. The glacier seems very nicely filled in with no open crevasses that I could see: there was a party of 5 that went all around to Faceless and then down through the middle of glacier with no problems, but I would advice against going without any crevasse rescue gear as it seems the snow bridges are starting to break: 2 of of our friends went almost neck deep in the some holes while coming down and they were not even on the glacier-they were snowshoeing though...We saw around 18 people in total on Sunday:)     Saturday morning.     Saturday evening, max temp at 660 meters Saturday was +15.7.     Busy day in the park on Sunday.    Sunday evening. More cloud development.     Monday afternoon, unsettled but a fairly nice day. Max temp in the valley was +20.6.     A few breaks on Tuesday night.

    Despite the cool temperatures volleyball was popular on Wednesday evening.

    Not much of a view on Thursday in Howe Sound.


VIDEO FRIDAY:

Fall into a 28 meter crevasse: You Tube

Instagram Trick Requests: Cordrona, NZ

Gnarly wipeout: Ouch



ARTICLES:

Ladner man rescued off Mt Baker: 28 meter fall

El Nino next winter?: Cliff Mass Weather Blog

Avalanche Danger turns back climb to fight cancer: Mount Hood

Backcountry tips for heading off-piste: New Zealand

Snow & Climate: Institute for Snow & Avalanche Research

Avalanche generated glacial lake outburst flood: University of Texas

Winter Activity deaths in BC: BC Coroner's Service

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