October 7, 2019

    PAST WEEK:

    Monday September 30, 2019. 12:00 Hrs. 0 Deg C with a 5-10 KPH wind out of the NNW.

    Tuesday October 1, 2019. 13:00 Hrs. +2.9 Deg c with a 0-5 breeze out of the N.

    Wednesday October 2, 2019. 11:00 Hrs. +1.3 Deg C with no wind.

    Thursday October 3, 2019. 14:00 Hrs. 0 Deg C with a 10-20 KPH West wind.

    Friday October 4, 2019. 12:00 Hrs. + 1.3 Deg C with a 5-10 KPH S breeze.

    October 4, 2018, sunrise. From archives on the sidebar.

    Saturday October 5, 2019. 12:00 Hrs. + 1.2 Deg C with a 5-10 SW breeze.

    Sunday October 6, 2019. 12:00 Hrs. +5.5 Deg C with a 5-10 KPH E breeze.


Weather Observations for October 7, 2019 taken at 06:00 Hours.

2180 meters      +1, Winds were 50-75 KPH SW--Whistler Peak
1835 meters      +1, Winds were 25-50 KPH S--Round House
1650 meters      +5, 4.4 mm of rain, 4.4 mm in 24 hrs --Pig Alley

  660 meters      +6, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +11.1, still no measurement in the valley.

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

FORECAST:

A weak frontal band with periods of light rain for this morning in a Westerly flow aloft. A cold front and associated upper level trough will push through later today bringing the freezing level down to
around 1000 meters by tonight. A few isolated lingering showers Tuesday morning before an upper level ridge brings in a cool drying trend. The ridge will strengthen and likely remain in our zone into Friday. FL will likely drop to the valley Tuesday night with a gradual warm up into Friday. A front is expected for Saturday but it should be fairly weak with just some showers. Likely drying out Sunday with mostly clouds but no bets on that at the moment. The ridge looks fairly strong.  It is that time of the year when we should be seeing stronger fronts arriving. Perhaps next week!!

    GOES IR image from this am.

    Low for today with a cold front pushing through tonight. Periods of light rain.

    Fronts along the coast.

    High pressure begins to push in. Cold air to our East.

    High strengthens.

    Sunny skies for Thursday.

    Looks nice for Friday.

    High might stick around.

    AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:

    A Canadian Professor is missing after an avalanche on Mount Trisul, India. Article below. Net Pic


    INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:

    Frost delay Monday morning

    Cold enough to make some ice. -1 in the valley early Monday morning.

    Overlord Glacier.

    Sunset Tuesday, Squamish.

    Front moving in Wednesday morning. +4 in the valley at 07:00 Hrs.

    Occluded Front slowly moving down the coast Wednesday.

    A few short breaks as a weak upper trough passes through on Thursday afternoon.

    Friday afternoon, 12:30 Hrs. Unsettled but dry. + 10 Deg C in the valley.

    By 15:30 Hrs Friday it started snowing. 0 Deg C.

    Unsettled Saturday morning, nicer in the afternoon.

    Overcast on Sunday.

    Some fall colours.

VIDEOS:

Skiing off a soft slab: Erik Roner

Early Season Turns: Southern Alberta


ARTICLES:

University of Toronto Professor missing in an avalanche in India: Globe & Mail

Glacier National Park: Avalanche Bulletin

Avalanche risk "high" around Tongariro National Park: New Zealand

Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Centre: Conditions Update

Experts look at trees technology to put March's avalanche cycle into historic, future context: Colorado

Where to find your local 2019 avalanche workshops  in the USA: Local Freshies

Pre Season Checklist-Ski Touring Gear Upkeep: Wildsnow

Banff Festival talk on Avalanches killing climbers: Gripped Magazine

As glaciers shrink, are the Alps more dangerous?: SWI