YESTERDAY:
Trees at 1000 meters are looking very white.2240 meters -6, Winds were 60-90 KPH W--Horstman Hut
1860 meters -5, Winds were 20-40 KPH S --Rendezvous
1560 meters -2, 12 cm in 12 Hrs, 13 cm in 24 Hrs, Base 92 cm--Catskinner
FORECAST:
The weakening front will bring unsettled weather for today in a Westerly flow aloft. Some lingering cloud with a slight chance of some flurries this am but looking like a stellar powder day.. The FL will hover in the 1000 meter range and slowly drop down to surface by tonight. A low pressure system will skirt the Whistler area tomorrow with light-moderate precip, moderate winds and cooler temperatures. The brunt of the energy may go South of our zone so difficult to guesstimate. Ridge of high pressure pushes in for Tuesday in to Thursday. Looking like snow for Christmas Day. Guesstimates: Trace to 1 cm by Monday am, 10-20 cm by Tuesday am, 0 cm from Tuesday-Thursday.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
A sledder has died in an avalanche in Wyoming. Report below. Robert Kincaid PicOn Saturday, a naturally-triggered wind slab avalanche was observed on a southeast aspect in the north of the region. Other observations were limited due to poor visibility.
On Friday, a few storm slab avalanches were observed out of steep terrain and small wind slabs were triggered by riders on northerly aspects.
Slabs could be triggered by riders on Sunday from within the most recent storm snow, older storm snow, or on the weak layers described in the snowpack summary.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
LOCAL AVALANCHE CANADA MIN REPORTS:
Brandywine: Dec 19, 2020
Chief Pascal: Dec 19, 2020
Bullet Proof Crust-South Coast: Dec 19, 2020
Alpen-South Coast: Dec 19, 2020
VIDEOS:
Powder Picker Dec 19, 2020: David Jones
ARTICLES:
A sledder has died in an avalanche near Sheep Pass: Wyoming
Avalanche claims the life of Crested Butte Legend: Gunnison Country Times
Snowpack is pretty complicated on the South Coast: North Shore
Colorado ski resorts work to stay open as Covid Cases Snowball: Colorado Sun
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