September 3, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    No new avalanche activity, info on avalanche courses in Australia in article section.      Net Pic


    PAST WEEK:

    Tuesday morning August 28, 2018. +7 Deg C as of 06:00 Hrs.

    Wednesday morning August 29, 2018. Light shower overnight.

    Thursday morning August 30, 2018.

    Friday morning August 31, 2018.

    Saturday morning September 1, 2018.

    Sunday morning September 2, 2018.  +5.7 Deg C at 07:00 Hrs.


Weather Observations for September 3, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters        +1, Winds were 5-10 KPH N     --Horstman Hut
1860 meters        +3, Winds were   0-5 KPH NNE--Rendevous
1650 meters        +4, 0.8 mm in 12 hours --Pig Alley

  660 meters        +8, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +21.0, 0.0 mm of precip recorded yest

    As of 07:00 hrs this am we have broken cloud and unlimited visibility above the valley cloud.

FORECAST:

A cold front is exiting the area heading Southeast with cool unsettled weather in its wake. A weak ridge is developing which should bring a mix of sun and cloud to our zone this morning with more sun once the low level cloud burns off.. A Northwest flow aloft will continue today with the freezing level rising from 2400 meters to 2800 meters later tonight.  A weak trough to the North may allow for some cloud to persist on the South Coast Tuesday and Wednesday but the high will likely bring sunny weather for most of the week. As of now Thursday is looking like the warmest day of the week with mostly sunny skies. A deep upper low will bring a change on Friday or Saturday depending on the timing but next weekend is looking wet, lingering into early next week.

    GOES IR image from this am.

    Weak high pressure building today.

    Cold front pushed through early this am.

    Fronts along the coast.

    High for our zone with low just to the North, may bring in some cloud to the South.

    Tuesday.

     High still bringing dry weather.

    Low slides to the South but still dry sunny weather.

    High still pushing the low to the North.

    Low continues to get closer on Thursday, but likely a sunny day..

    Friday may be unsettled?

     Lower pressure for Friday into the weekend.


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Tuesday morning.

    Rainbow on Lake Simcoe. Clean Air!!!!

    Wednesday morning, +12 deg C in the village at 06:00 Hrs. High of +15.3.

    Awesome sunsets on Lake Simcoe.

    Cloudy on Thursday.

    Nice looking day on Friday.

    Cool morning Saturday, 0 Deg at 2240 meters as of 07:30 Hrs.

    A nice day on Saturday, high in the valley was +20.3 Deg C.

    Farmers Almanac prediction for the 2018-2019 Canadian Winter.                Farmers Almanac Pic

    Still looks like winter in New Zealand. Avalanche Advisory                                        Mt Hutt Pic

    High broken cloud on Sunday morning.

    Labour day Monday, looking nice above the clouds.

    Typhoon Jebi may bring us some moisture next weekend?

    Image from this am.



VIDEOS:

Soft slab in August: Middle Teton

Gnarly bike crash: Whistler


ARTICLES:

Avalanche Training Australia: NSW

Marker introduces new touring binding: Alpinist

Where to ski & snowboard in September: J2Ski

Fires overwhelming BC, is this the new norm?: Science Daily

Worst of BC fire season likely over: Vancouver Sun

August 27, 2018

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    An avalanche injured a man on Ben Lamond near Queenstown. Story below.                   Net Pic


    PAST WEEK:

    Tuesday morning August 21, 2018. Improving visibility.

    Wednesday morning August 22, 2018. As of 06:00 Hrs air quality at 4.

    Early Thursday morning August 23, 2018. Air quality in Whistler at 10+.

    Sunrise Friday morning at 06:14 Hrs. +4 deg C. Air Quality index at 3 as of 06:00 hrs in Whistler.

    Saturday morning August 25, 2018. Air quality index at 2.

    Sunday morning, +5 Deg C, air quality at 2. Nice to have some rain!! FL dropped to 2600 meters.


Weather Observations for August 27, 2018  taken at 06:00 Hours.

2240 meters        +1, Winds were 50-75 KPH N--Horstman Hut
1860 meters        +4, Winds were 40-55 KPH N--Rendevous
1650 meters        +4, 3.9 mm in 12 hours --Pig Alley

  660 meters        +6, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was +16.0, 4.3 mm of precip recorded yest

    Sunrise this am, 06:19 Hrs. Scattered cloud to the North and unlimited visibility. Air Quality at 1.

FORECAST:

An upper level ridge is building offshore with sunny weather in a Northerly flow aloft. The ridge will remain in the area Tuesday with another sunny day. An upper level trough will slide down the coast on Wednesday with some more precipitation and a West-Southwest flow aloft. The trough will weaken on Thursday through Friday with a mix of sun and cloud. A weak ridge should bring mostly sunny skies to our zone for Saturday into Sunday.

    GOES IR image from this am.

    High building with a Northerly Flow Aloft.

    Sunny Days.

    Fronts along the coast.

     High shifts West on Tuesday.

    More Sun.

    Upper trough moves down the coast.

    May see 3-5 mm of rain on Wednesday.

    Unsettled weather on Thursday, relatively dry.

    Mostly cloudy.

    Mostly cloudy Friday.

    High will likely rebuild for Saturday but there are some inconsistencies in the models.




    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

   An improvement Monday morning August 20, 2018. Sunrise was at 06:08 Hrs.

    Still smoke in the area Monday, especially to the North.

    Tuesday afternoon, Tantalus Range with some smoke.

    A fire in the East Kootneys, Tuesday.

    Smokey in the Rocky Mountain Trench, Tuesday.

    Wednesday 18:30 Hrs.

    Smoke obscures mountains again on Thursday.

    Marine Stratus layer has pushed into the valley, Friday! Air quality did improve!

    Saturday morning, cooler and cleaner air.

    Sunday morning cloud layer hovering in the 2000 meter elevation.

     Early Monday morning August 27, 2018.  Full Moon and great colours.



VIDEOS:

Avalanche control: Chile

Proximity Wingsuiting: Zermatt



ARTICLES:

Man injured in avalanche in Queenstown on Ben Lamond: New Zealand

Another article on the above incident: Otaga Times

Mount Washington Observatory honours rescuer killed in avalanche: New Hampshire

Sledder Slang 101: Mountain Sledder

When smoke gets in your eyes-and in your lungs: Pique

Better Air Quality: Cliff Mass Weather Blog

Last Glacier standing in Venezuela: Humboldt Glacier