April 6, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    An avalanche on Mt d'Areng has killed a French Mountaineer. Article below.              Net Pic

    A woman has been hospitalzed after an avalanche at Sentinal Pass near Lake Louise.    Net Pic

    Locally, Sc Sz 1 loose dry. Sc Sz 1 wet loose in the pm.



    YESTERDAY:

    Snowing to the valley Thursday morning.

    No wind at 08:00 Hrs.

    Light snow at treeline, variable visibility.

    Tree skiing improved as the morning progressed. Eventually the snow became moist.

    Visibility in the alpine was difficult.

    16:30 Hrs, temperature was -1, winds were 20-30 KPH from the SE.

    Thursday afternoon.

    Big picture Thursday afternoon.



Weather Observations for April 6, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters     -1, Winds were 40-50 KPH S --Whistler Peak
1835 meters      0, Winds were 10-35 KPH SE--Roundhouse
1660 meters    +1, 1 cm of new, 5 cm in 24 hrs  Base 305 cm --Pig Alley

  660 meters    +2, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +4.9, 6.0 mm of precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have overcast skies and variable visibility.



FORECAST:

A lull in the warm moist flow today in a Westerly flow loft. We can expect unsettled weather (mostly cloudy) with periods of light precipitation. The freezing level will likely go to 2000 meters this afternoon, dropping back down to 1200 meters by tonight. Another weak frontal band for Saturday with light precipitation and the FL reaching 1700 meters.  Sunday and Monday are looking unsettled with a few showers and warm temperatures, as a weak dirty high builds..
Guesstimates: trace-2 cm By Saturday morning, 8-12 cm by Sunday morning, trace-1 cm by Monday morning, trace-2 cm by Tuesday morning.

    GOES IR image from this am.

    Low continues to send warm moist air our way.

    Mostly overcast with some showers.

    Unsettled, mostly cloudy.

    Fronts along the coast.

    Weak frontal band with another warm front.

    High Frezzing level.


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Great turns to 1000 meters in the morning.

    The many layers of winter.

    Light snow for most of the day at 1860 meters. High of +2.5 yesterday at 16:00 Hrs.

    Snow became moist later in the day.

    14:30 Hrs on Thursday afternoon. Looking wet to the South. Very large atmospheric river!!




VIDEO FRIDAY:

Falling down: Tuckermans Ravine

Electric Ski Touring: Action Outdoors

Crazy Ski Crash: Chile



ARTICLES:

An avalanche has killed a mountaineer in the Haute Pyrenees: France

Women sent to hospital after being buried in an avalanche near Lake Louise: Sentinal Pass

Avalanche Accidents Double: Norway

Avalanche Terrain--Generating Travel Plans: Education

J2 Ski Snow Report: April 5, 2018

April 5, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    An avalanche has killed a skier in the Valais Area, Switzerland. Article below.                  Net Pic

    An avalanche has killed a ski tourer in Hohe Worte, Austria. Article Below.                        Net Pic

    Dry loose Sz 1 yesterday. Sc produced no slab avalanches..

    Slab avalanche from a couple of days ago.

    Large Glide Crack.

    Locally, not much to report. Xe -Sz 1 Cornice, Xe Sz 1 soft slab. Xc Sz 1.5


    YESTERDAY:

    Wednesday morning Whistler.

    Clouds were rolling in Wednesday morning.

    Blue Bird Wednesday morning in Pemberton.

    Playground for a session. Old Fracture lines.

    Hana Beaman, Trickster!

    Leanne Pelosi sending it!!

    Mary Rand in the Mountains!!

    Clouds Northeast of Pemberton in the afternoon.

    Peak of Whistler obscured later in the afternoon.

    Wednesday afternoon.

    Big Picture Wednesday. Somethings brewing in the Pacific.



Weather Observations for April 5, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters     -3, Winds were 35-45 KPH SE--Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -1, Winds were 10-25 KPH SE--Roundhouse
1660 meters     -3, 5 cm of new, 5 cm in 24 hrs  Base 303 cm --Pig Alley

  660 meters    +1, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +7.6, 0.4 mm of precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 Hrs we have overcast skies, variable visibility and snowing lightly.



FORECAST:

A slow moving warm front will bring periods of light snowfall above 1500 meters in a Southwest Flow aloft. The freezing level could reach 1800 meters today. Similar day on Friday with the FL rising to 2000 meters and we can expect around 10 mil of rain at the weather plots, snow above 1800 meters. Models are inconsistent at this time so Saturday and Sunday are difficult to forecast at this time. Likely overcast on Saturday with periods of light precipitation and a slowly descending FL. Sunday may be unsettled. More on the weekend by tomorrow.
Guesstimates: 5-10 cm by Friday morning, 2cm 10 mil by Saturday morning depending on FL, 10-15 cm by Sunday morning depending on FL, 1-3 cm by Monday morning.

    GOES IR image this am.

    Low is in the drivers seat today.

    Warm front for today.

    Cold front tonight.

    Fronts along the coast.

    More light precipitation.

    May see some breaks by Friday night.


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

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    Old pinwheeling and debris from a Slab avalanche in the past 24-48 Hrs.

    Snow was amazing.

    Nice light in the morning.

    Cloudier in the afternoon.

    Birkenhead Lake just beginning to melt.

    Big Sky is getting Green.

    Hana Beaman can send it!!

    Cornices will become interesting if the FL goes up to 2000 Meters.


Some articles written about a kindred spirit- Lisa Korthals:

Telling the Bees of the Legend of Lisa: Jennie Helmer

B.C. Ski Pioneer Lisa Korthals, who tackled descents that women never had before: National Post

Lisa Korthrals: Forever Missed




ARTICLES:

An Avalanche has killed a skier on Tochuhorn in Valais Area: Switzerland

Skier dies from injuries after an avalanche in Austria: Hohe Worte

Great winter, Financial feud shuts down Crans-Montana: Switzerland

Algae, impurities darken Greenland Ice Sheet and intensify melting: Science Daily

Brutal winter spurs province to boost highway safety measures: British Columbia