YESTERDAY:
Great temperatures for making snow in the valley.2240 meters -3, Winds were 50-65 KPH E--Horstman Hut
1860 meters -1, Winds were 15-25 KPH SE --Rendezvous
1560 meters -3, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs, Base 89 cm--Catskinner
FORECAST:
Upper level ridge will bring mostly sunny skies this morning in a South West flow aloft. Cloud will move in later today with a front arriving early Christmas Day. The FL will rise to around 1000-1200 meters today with some warm air aloft. Cold front tomorrow will bring periods of light precipitation and continue into Saturday. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with some flurries. Looking like unsettled weather but dry for Monday. Guesstimates: 1-2 cm by Friday am, 12-16 cm by Saturday am, 2-6 cm by Sunday am, trace-1 cm by Monday am.

AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
Snowmobile released avalanche at Powder, MIN report below. Michael Sewell Pic
A few large avalanches have been observed on the weak layers described in the snowpack summary within the past week and they were triggered by riders, explosives, and naturally. They occurred on northerly aspects between 1900 and 2100 m and were generally 30 to 50 cm deep.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
LOCAL AVALANCHE CANADA MIN REPORTS:
Powder Mountain Incident: Dec 22, 2020
Anif: Dec 22, 2020
Small Slab Avalanches-Elfin Lakes: Dec 22, 2020
Whistler Peak, outside boundary-Size 2.5: Dec 22, 2020
Sproatt: Dec 23, 2020
Mt Chief Pascal: Dec 23, 2020
Watersprite: Dec 23, 2020
VIDEOS:
Powder Picker Dec 23, 2020: David Jones
ARTICLES:
Avalanche Canada issues special public warning after recent snowfall: CHEK
Extreme Avalanche danger: Colorado
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