AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
Skier triggered avalanches on Mt Hotham, Austalia. Mark Tsukasav Image
An avalanche has killed 2 alpinist on Lenin Peak, Kyrgyzstan. Article below. Net Pic
An avalanche on the Mizhingi Glacier has killed 4 soldiers in the Caucasus Mtns. Net Pic
PAST WEEK:
Tuesday morning August 7, 2018. Sunrise was at 05:49 hrs. We are losing 3 min of daylight/day.
Wednesday morning August 8, 2018. 06:00 hrs +16 deg C at 1835 meters.
Thursday morning August 9, 2018.
Friday morning 05:30 hrs. August 10, 2018.
Saturday morning August 11, 2018 06:15 hrs.
Sunday morning August 12, 2018. At 07:00 hrs it was +7 Deg C.
Weather Observations for August 13, 2018 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2240 meters +9, Winds were 5-10 KPH N --Horstman Hut
1860 meters +10, Winds were 5-10 KPH NNE--Rendevous
1650 meters +8, 0.0 mm in 12 hours --Pig Alley
660 meters +9, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +19.7, 0.2 mm of precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 hrs this am we have obscured skies and limited visibility.
Air Quality Advisory for Whistler
FORECAST:
High pressure begins to build in the area today with a Northerly flow aloft. The freezing level will hover in the 4000-4500 meter range for most of the week. With the Northerly flow comes smoke which will likely hinder temperatures from maximum values. Dry warm weather is expected until Wednesday when a Southwesterly flow is forecasted to bring slightly cooler temperatures and hopefully blow some of the smoke away. A weak upper trough is forecasted for Thursday into Friday with the high rebuilding for the weekend. There are some discrepancies in some of the models!
GOES IR image for this am.
High pressure for today, but smoke aloft has lowered into the valleys.
Unfortunately we may not see the sun today.
Fronts along the coast.
High pressure with warm temperatures except the smoke will alter this forecast.
Looks good but smoke likely to hang around into Wednesday.
Flow will hopefully switch to Southwesterly sometime Wednesday.
May see some cloud on Wednesday.
Weak upper low may move in for Thursday. There are some differences in the various models.
High rebuilds for the weekend.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Great looking day Monday morning August 6, 2018.
Nice looking sky on Tuesday.
Work ramps up on the top of the new six pack on Wednesday.
Smoke coming up from the South. California Fires?
Smoke Plumes over Northern California.
Earth Observatory
Nice light Friday evening 20:00 Hrs.
Saturday morning, at 06:45 Hrs it was +8 at 2240 meters and +17 at 660 meters.
Lightning sparks 41 new fires on Sat in the Kamloops District
Wildfires BC,
Current Statistics
Cache Creek Saturday at 16:55 hrs on Saturday August 11, 2018. Cody Flann Pic
Some rainfall amounts that occured on Saturday from Environment Canada weather stations:
Whistler 0.9 mm
Squamish 1.1 mm
Pemberton 7.5 mm
Cache Creek 15.2 mm
Vancouver 6.2 mm
West Van 3.2 mm
Just above Northern Washington State. Saturday 19:00 Hrs.
Crankworks Sunday afternoon.
Big picture Sunday afternoon. Looking smokey. Air quality statement released for:
Whistler
Image from this morning Sunday August 13, 2018. Smokey!!!
VIDEOS:
Snowboarding into an avalanche:
Chile
Fast moving mud slide:
Switzerland
Spicy lines in New Zealand:
Treble Cone
ARTICLES:
Avalanche kills 2 alpinist on Lenin Peak:
Kyrgyzstan
An avalanche has killed 4 soldiers near Pushkin Peak:
Russia
Avalanche warning issued in the Victorian Alps:
Australia
Multiple reports of skier triggered avalanches inbounds:
Australia
Pacific Ocean's effect on Arctic Warming:
Science Daily
Australis's first backcountry festival:
Falls Creek
Heidi, The new avalanche rescue dog:
Sunshine Village
As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have obscured skies and limited visibility. +10 Deg C.
