April 24, 2019

    YESTERDAY:

    06:30 Hrs overcast first light. Sunrise was at 06:03 Hrs.

    08:30 Hrs 0 deg C.

    16:00, not much change. It did precipitate from 11:00 Hrs to 13:30 hrs Tuesday.

    19:00 Still hovering around 0 Deg C.

    Some clearing near the end of the day.

    Another awesome sunset.



Weather Observations for April 25, 2019, 2019 taken at 06:00 Hours.


2180 meters     -7, Winds were 10-20 KPH S--Whistler Peak
1835 meters     -4, Winds were 5-10 KPH E--Round House
1650 meters     -4, 0 cm of new, 0 cm in 24 hrs, Base 227 cm--Pig Alley

  660 meters    +1, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +13.1, 0.3 mm of precip recorded yest

   As of 06:00 hrs this am we have some valley cloud and unlimited visibility. Sunrise was at 06:01.

FORECAST:

A weak upper ridge will bring sunny weather this am in a Westerly flow aloft. Cloud should dissipate by later this morning with  sunny skies and the FL rising to around 2000 meters.  Cloud will roll in Thursday morning with unsettled conditions before becoming overcast by late morning early afternoon, the FL could get up to 2200 meters and showers are a possibility. Weak ridging again for Friday with unsettled weather before a cool upper trough brings intermittent snow flurries to the area for Saturday. As of now ridge rebuilds for Sunday into early next week with sunny spring like weather. Guesstimates: Trace-2 mm by Saturday morning.

    GOES IR image this am.

    Strengthening high pressure for today.

    Fronts along the coast.

     High in the am gives way to the warm low by the afternoon.

        High pushes back on Friday but stays unsettled.

     Low wins on Saturday with cooler temperatures.

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Locally, no new avalanche activity was observed.





    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Periods of precipitation on Tuesday.

    Creekside is closed for the rest of the ski season.

    Getting ready for the biking season.

    There were a few clouds around on Tuesday.

    Oldest church on Barbados, built in approximately 1690.


ARTICLES:

Parks Canada issues avalanche warning: Powder Canada

Avalanche Special update--Spring Conditions: Montana

Two servicemen recovered from avalanche that occurred in early March: Azerbaijan

Skier spends 20 minutes in frigid water hole in Tuckerman Ravine: New Hampshire

With debris-filled snowpack, officials are concerned about spring runoff: Colorado

April 23, 2019

    YESTERDAY:

    Light snow Monday morning, at 11:00 Hrs it was 0 Deg C with the temps dropping.

    Very light snowfall in the morning.

    Challenging visibility in the alpine at times.                                                    Geordie Trussler Pic

    By 15:00 Hrs the temperature was -1 but did warm up later in the day.

    Multiple cloud layers.                                                                                        Geordie Trussler Pic

    Emerald Bowl heading to Sapphire Chutes.                                                        Wendell Moore Pic

    Rain soaked snow in the valley, + 7 Deg C as of 16:00 Hrs.

    18:00 Hrs, 0 Deg C.

    Another awesome day in the Caribbean.



Weather Observations for April 23, 2019, 2019 taken at 06:00 Hours.


2180 meters     -3, Winds were ? KPH SS-Whistler Peak
1835 meters  -0.5, Winds were ? KPH S--Round House
1650 meters    +1, trace of new, trace in 24 hrs, Base 230 cm--Pig Alley

  660 meters    +5, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +8.1, 8.1 mm of precip recorded yest

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

FORECAST:

A broad upper trough is moving East with lingering showers this morning in a Westerly flow aloft.
The FL will hover in the 2000 meter range with a drying trend and unsettled weather by this afternoon. A weak surface ridge will bring unsettled weather for Wednesday with a mix of sun and cloud. Another weak front for Thursday with the chance of some light intermittent showers with overcast conditions. Another weak ridge for Friday with mostly sunny weather with more unsettled weather into the weekend. Guesstimates: 1-3 mm of precipitation by Wednesday morning.

    GOES IR image from this am.

    Upper trough moving through this am with a drying trend by this afternoon. Still warm!!

    Fronts along the coast.

    High pushes in for Wednesday.

    Low will send a weak dry trough for Thursday.

    High and low will bring a mixed bag for Friday.





    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    Locally, some isolated moist slabs formed yesterday. Snowballing and small wet loose releases.


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Variable visibility in the morning.

    Visibility improved in the afternoon.

    Brief break later in the afternoon.                                                                      Geordie Trussler Pic

    Slush at the bottom.

    Gaper day on Blackcomb. Last day of the season.                                          Geordie Trussler Pic

     Merlin's was busy.                                                                                           Geordie Trussler Pic

Yesterday Catskinner weather plot received 6 cm of new snow during the day, 6.4 mm recorded at 14:30 Hrs with a temperature at that time of +0.5 Deg C. In approximately the same time frame, Pig Alley weather plot received 3 cm of new snow with 7.4 mm of precipitation. The temperature there was +1.5 Deg C. Catskinner is at 1570 meters while Pig Alley is at 1650 meters and the plots are 4.4 Km from each other. It happens!!!



ARTICLES:

No skill set could have prevented climber deaths in "avalanche like that" says Banff Official: CBC News

Climbers killed in Banff Avalanche had no avalanche beacons: Parks Canada

2 avalanches almost bury snowboarder: Spain

Demo of Easter Avalanche Conditions: Norway

Practise snowmobile safety says Wild Gross Morne: Newfoundland