January 25, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Man buried in avalanche in Kyrgyzstan found. Story below.                                            Net Pic

    Avalanche control yesterday produced Sz 1-1.5 very soft slabs Xe Sc Xl. Na Sz 2 see MIN report.


    YESTERDAY:

    Sucker hole early Wednesday morning.

    There were some breaks in the intense snowfall.

    Snowing to the valley.

    Perfect conditions for cornice growth.

    Conditions are as good as they get.

    A short lived break in the afternoon.

    It was snowing way more than forecasted for yesterday.

    Wednesday around 13:00 Hrs. We were very lucky with what we got yesterday.

    Big picture on Wednesday afternoon.



Weather Observations for January 25, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters     -8, Winds were 40-50 KPH SE--Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -9, Winds were 20-25 KPH SE--Roundhouse
1660 meters     -9, 19 cm of new, 40 cm in 24 hrs  Base 294 cm --Pig Alley

  660 meters     -1, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +1.0, 16.7 mm of precip recorded yest

   As of 07:00 hrs this am we have scattered clouds and unlimited visibility.



FORECAST:

A cool upper level trough in a Southerly flow aloft will bring periods of light snow to the area today with the freezing level hovering near surface. We can expect some breaks today with unsettled weather.  A weak short wave trough will move through on Friday with periods of light snowfall and valley freezing levels. A warm front will gradually push through on Saturday with the freezing level beginning an upward trend into Sunday, likely rising to 1800 meters. A cold front will follow in its wake Monday with the FL dropping back to 800 meters. We can expect significant precipitation out of this system with 40+ centimetres expected above 1800 m on Sunday.
A cooling trend into Monday will bring a welcome 15+ centimetres by Tuesday morning.

Guesstimates: 4-8 cm by Friday morning, 5-10 cm by Saturday morning, 5-15 cm by Sunday morning, 25-50 cm above 1700 meters by Monday morning.

    GOES IR image from this am.

     Slightly cooler today.

    Looking like a nice day with some convective flurries.

    Fronts along the coast.

    Trough continues to send flurries our way Friday.




     INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    At around noon yesterday it was snowing 4 cm per hour.

     Skiing on soft reloaded snow.

    Even the rooster is buried.

    There is a reason there called snow cats.

    Yesterday, from 06:00 to 14:00 we received 21 cm at Pig alley, 23 cm at Catskinner weather Plot.

    It is amazing how strong snow crystals bond.

    Yesterday afternoon the main moisture band was South of here, convective snow for us.


Recent Avalanche Canada MIN Reports:

Gin Peak Lap

Lower Flute



ARTICLES:

Man killed while snowboarding in bounds at Mount Washington: CTV News

Body of man recovered from an avalanche while gathering firewood: Kyrgyzstan

Volcanic tremors force suspension of rescue operations after eruption: Japan

Bigger, faster avalanches triggered by climate change: New York Times

Father shares memories of son killed in an avalanche near Silverton: Colorado

What's behind an avalanche: WeatherNation

Avalanche warning signs turned us around--Not just a gut feeling:Mtn Sledder

January 24, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    An avalanche has killed a snowmobiler on Bjelasica, Montenegro. Story in articles.    Net pic

    An avalanche in Kyrgyzstan has killed a man while gathering firewood.  Story below        Net Pic

    Locally, Sz 1-1.5 Xe Sc soft slabs.


    YESTERDAY:

    One way of getting up!!

    Snowing hard in the morning.

                  Dry snow in the morning.

    Snowing right to the valley.

    Telemarker on Dakine.

    Looking into the valley days end.

    Wednesday afternoon.

    Big Picture on Wednesday.

Weather Observations for January 24, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters     -5, Winds were 55-80 KPH SE  --Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -4, Winds were 15-40 KPH ESE--Roundhouse
1660 meters     -3, 6 cm of new, 16 cm in 24 hrs  Base 275 cm --Pig Alley

  660 meters     -1, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +0.5, 3.4 mm of precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 hrs this am we have overcast skies, limited visibility, and it is snowing lightly.

FORECAST:

A weak trough will bring periodic light snow to the area today, with an impulse of moderate snow tonight in a Southerly flow aloft. The freezing level is forecasted to rise to 1000 meters, but unlikely.  Ground hog day for Thursday with light snow fall, an impulse of moderate snowfall on Thursday night with the FL in the valley. Friday at this time is also looking overcast with periods of light snowfall with the FL too the valley. A change for Saturday as a warm front begins to approach with light snow and the FL rising to 1000 meters. By Sunday the warm front will bring Moderate/heavy precipitation and the Fl may rise as high as 1800 meters. Monday is looking stormy as well.

Guesstimates: 15-25 cm by Thursday morning, 10-15 cm by Friday morning, 5-10 cm by Saturday morning, 10-15 cm by Sunday morning.

    GOES IR image, most of the moisture is South of us now, Southerly flow will change that.

    Slightly cooler then forecasted.

    More snow!

    Cold front on the coast.

    Nice snow to the valley.


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Snowing periodically all day.

    After this next carousel of fronts it will be getting serious!!!

    Yes, we have snow!!

    Nice skiing in the alpine.

    Lots of wind effected snow.

    Two meters at the Crystal Hut.

                            Strong winds and snowing!! 80-110 KPH at 2185 Meters all day.

    Anothe nice day of powder skiing.

                      Yes,  there were some good sized avalanches in this past storm. WMSP Pic

    Snow was light and dry in the morning, 10 cm recorded from 06:00 to 14:00 hrs at 1650 M.


Recent Avalanche Canada MIN reports:

Rohr Ridge

Encore Trees


ARTICLES:

An avalanche has killed a snowmobiler on Bjelasica: Montenrgro

An avalanche kills a man collecting firewood in Issyk-Ku: Kyrgyzstan

Heavy snow buries the global elite at Davos Summit: Switzerland

150 evacuted in Italy after Avalanche: Langtauferer Hotel