March 16, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Recent avalanche debris at Three Mile Gap.

    Recent avalanche debris on the Duffey.

     Wet Loose avalanche off South face above Wedge Lake.                                   Toby Salin Image

    Avalanche above Wedge Lake.                                                                         Toby Salin Image

    Slab avalanche off Mount Rethel                                                                          Toby Salin Image

     Point releases above Wedge Lake.                                                                      Toby Salin Image

                      Recent activity above Wedge Lake                                 Toby Salin Image

    Above the traverse into Spanky's Ladder                                                                  A Willie photo.

    Pinwheeling between Sun Bowl and Safe Route Chutes                                   Pete Durkin Image

    Slab avalanche below Davidson.                                                                            Pete Durkin Image

    Locally, AC  produced Sz 1-1.5 Xe, Sc. In the area Sz 1-3 Na, Sc, Sa.



    YESTERDAY:

    A few clouds Thursday morning.

    Early Thursday morning.

    Snow conditions yesterday were great.

    Thursday morning.

    After closing on Blackcomb Thursday evening. Unsettled !!

    Fresh tracks off Phalnax Ridge.



Weather Observations for March 16, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters     -8, Winds were 15-25 KPH N     --Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -6, Winds were   5-10 KPH ENE --Roundhouse
1660 meters     -6, 0 cm of new, 0 cm in 24 hrs  Base 297 cm --Pig Alley

  660 meters     -5, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +9.1, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest

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

FORECAST:

A weak upper trough will bring unsettled weather this morning, transitioning to sunny skies by this afternoon in a Southeasterly flow aloft. The freezing level will rise to around 1500 meters with daytime heating dropping back to surface tonight. Saturday is looking sunny. Sunday will likely be unsettled with a mix of sun and cloud. A weak disturbance will push through on Monday with overcast skies but the airmass is dry. Back to unsettled weather for Tuesday.
Guesstimates: no precipitation until possibly Monday.

    GOES IR image from this am.

     Weak upper level trough, low moving South.

    Unsettled becoming sunny.

    Sunny conditions this afternoon.

    Fronts along the coast.

    Possible morning cloud.

    Sunny breaks in the afternoon.

    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:


    Driving from Revelstoke to Whistler brings you through many different zones.

    Revelstoke, Mount Bigsby.

    Suchswap Ice

    Kamloops.

   Thompson River Area.

    Fraser River.

    Duffey Lake.

    Nice light on Currie Thursday evening.

    Back in Whistler.


VIDEO FRIDAYS:

Up close and personal with the: Daisy Bell

Wet Avalanche Potential: Montana

Young guns at Whistler: Quicksilver

Avalanche Footage: France




ARTCLES:

Army mountain guide warns of dangers amid snowstorms: Vermont Avalanche

Three army soldiers remain hospitalised after avalanche incident: New Hampshire

One person trapped as avalanche hits Kashmir: Northern India

Avalanche Poodles: Pistehors.com

Exceptionally large amounts of winter snow in Northern Hemisphere: PhysOrg

Avalanche risk closes fishmeal plant: Norway

Dust storms+snowpack raise late summer water concerns: Colorado

March 15, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

   An avalanche on Mt. Mansfield, Vermont has injured 6 soldiers. Story im article section. Net Pic

    An avalanche has injured a patroller on Pic Blanc, France. Story in article section. Net Pic

    Locally, AC produced mostly Sz 1 Xe, Xc, Xl, Sc ssl. 1- Sz 1.5-2 Na observed in Lakeside.




    YESTERDAY:

    Wednesday Morning.

    Fresh snow, cooling trend during the day -3 at 06:00 Hrs, -6 by 24:00 Hrs at 1835 meters..

    Visibility was obscured at times Wednesday morning.

    Similar conditions in Barriere yesterday as well.

    Breaks later in the day.

    Raining yesterday afternoon at Three Valley gap.

    After closing!

    Wednesday Afternoon.

    Big picture Wednesday Afternoon.


Weather Observations for March 15, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters   -10, Winds were 10-15 KPH SE  --Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -8, Winds were   5-10 KPH ENE--Roundhouse
1660 meters     -8, 1 cm of new, 4 cm in 24 hrs  Base 299 cm --Pig Alley

  660 meters     -3, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +4.0, 0.6 mm of precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am at 1835 meters we have obscured skies and limited visibility.

    As of 07:00 Hrs at 660 meters we have broken cloud and variable visibility.



FORECAST:

A broad upper level trough will bring a mix of sun and cloud to the area today in a Southeasterly flow aloft. The freezing level will rise to 1500 meters today with daytime heating and drop back down to surface tonight. This pattern will continue into next week with little snow expected in the next week. Friday will start out unsettled but become mostly cloudy in the afternoon with the chance of some intermittent snow flurries as a weak low pushes through into Saturday. Unsettled Saturday night into Sunday with sunny skies by Sunday afternoon. The FL will fluctuate from 1500 meters to surface during this time period.
Guesstimates: 0 cm by Friday morning, trace-1 cm by Saturday morning, trace-1 cm by Sunday morning.

    GOES IR image from this am.

     Upper level trough with cool temperatures.

    Thursday morning.

    Later today.

    Fronts along the coast.

    Friday morning.

    Friday afternoon

INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Melting snow at Craicellachie.

    Spring is here, warm temperatures over the past few days.

    Snow pack is beginning to shrink.

    The last Spike.

    Winter snow layers.

    Winter exploring rig.


ARTICLES:

An Avalanche has injured six U.S. Army Soldiers in Vermont: Mount Mansfield

Piste patroller injured by an avalanche on Pic Blanc: France

Global warming found to be causing an increase in avalanche activity: Western Himalayas

Bishkek-Osh Highway closed for 3 days because of an Avalanche: Kyrgyzstan