YESTERDAY:
Friday November 29, 2019. 13:30 Hrs. -7.5 Deg C with a 5-15 KPH North breeze.
Rumbling Glacier Friday morning.
Awesome light, looking gnarly.
Still an outflow on Howe Sound.
Ice forming on Shannon Falls. High in Squamish yesterday was + 3.6, low -3.7 .
2240 meters -7, Winds were 0-5 KPH N--Horstman Hut
FORECAST:
Arctic high continues to dominate the weather pattern with an East-Southeasterly flow aloft. The freezing level will remain below surface this am and at surface this pm. May see some high clouds later this afternoon from the low to the Southwest. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with a few breaks. Similar Monday with a few more breaks. A weak front will bring periods of light precipitation for Tuesday with the FL hovering in the 1000 meter zone. Still some discrepancies in the models, it will be nice to see some real snow.
GOES IR image from this am.
Slightly warmer today with the Arctic High still in command.
Fronts along the coast.
We will be on the edge of the weak upper low and the arctic high, likely cloudy for Sunday.
Monday, High just to the West with a low slipping down the coast from the North.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
An avalanche on Mont Blanc has killed two skiers. Article below.Credit: Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar/Flickr.
An avalanche near Copper Mountain buried a skier: Article below. Net Pic
Remote in Utah, article below. UAC Pic
INFORMATION AND OBSERVATIONS:
Photos & Comment from Jamie May: Friday November 29, 2019.
JM Photo
Hey Wayne, went off the resort to check out conditions today up to Whirlwind Peak and check out the new hut.
Not much below 1850m, several whoofs on W slopes above that to 2000m. Variable, mostly firm conditions due to the wind. Lots of exposed rock on both sides of Flute, just enough coverage to get down to Singing Pass, Cowboy Ridge has little snow. Rocky all around Russet Lake
Quick pit at 2150, W below Whirlwind Pass on the glacier. 80cms to the firn. 5cm fairly supportive crust at the top. 3 more hard crusts(15,25,40) below. The bottom one at 40cms came out from a compression test after 5 hits from the elbow.
Poor coverage all around, open crevasses the same(Whirlwind?) glacier on both side. Many open crevasses on Overlord Glacier on the Spearhead Traverse route.
Come for the views, not the skiing.
JM Photo
Overlord Glacier. JM Photo
Big picture Friday afternoon.
Jet stream for Saturday Nov 30, 2019.
ARTICLES:
Two skiers have been killed in an avalanche on Mt Blanc: Italy
Avalanche near Copper Mountain buries skier: Colorado
New snow brings High Avalanche danger to Utah Mountains: Salt Lake City
Active cycle-observations from Utah: UAC
Observations from Colorado: CAIC
Weather Observations for November 30, 2019 taken at 06:00 Hours.
2240 meters -7, Winds were 0-5 KPH N--Horstman Hut
2180 meters -9, Winds were 30-35 KPH SSE--Whistler Peak
1860 meters -7, Winds were 5-10 KPH SE --Rendevous
1860 meters -7, Winds were 5-10 KPH SE --Rendevous
1835 meters -6, Winds were 5-10 KPH SE--Round House
1650 meters -9, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs, Base 27 cm --Pig Alley
1560 meters . -7, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs, Base 1 cm--Catskinner
1560 meters . -7, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs, Base 1 cm--Catskinner
660 meters -10, Valley Temp, Max temp Yesterday was +4.9, 5.1 mm of precip yesterday.
As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have clear skies and unlimited visibility. Sundial Hotel web cam
FORECAST:
Arctic high continues to dominate the weather pattern with an East-Southeasterly flow aloft. The freezing level will remain below surface this am and at surface this pm. May see some high clouds later this afternoon from the low to the Southwest. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with a few breaks. Similar Monday with a few more breaks. A weak front will bring periods of light precipitation for Tuesday with the FL hovering in the 1000 meter zone. Still some discrepancies in the models, it will be nice to see some real snow.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
INFORMATION AND OBSERVATIONS:
Photos & Comment from Jamie May: Friday November 29, 2019.
Hey Wayne, went off the resort to check out conditions today up to Whirlwind Peak and check out the new hut.
Not much below 1850m, several whoofs on W slopes above that to 2000m. Variable, mostly firm conditions due to the wind. Lots of exposed rock on both sides of Flute, just enough coverage to get down to Singing Pass, Cowboy Ridge has little snow. Rocky all around Russet Lake
Quick pit at 2150, W below Whirlwind Pass on the glacier. 80cms to the firn. 5cm fairly supportive crust at the top. 3 more hard crusts(15,25,40) below. The bottom one at 40cms came out from a compression test after 5 hits from the elbow.
Poor coverage all around, open crevasses the same(Whirlwind?) glacier on both side. Many open crevasses on Overlord Glacier on the Spearhead Traverse route.
Come for the views, not the skiing.
ARTICLES:
Two skiers have been killed in an avalanche on Mt Blanc: Italy
Avalanche near Copper Mountain buries skier: Colorado
New snow brings High Avalanche danger to Utah Mountains: Salt Lake City
Active cycle-observations from Utah: UAC
Observations from Colorado: CAIC
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