YESTERDAY:
Early Friday morning, sunrise 07:54 Hrs. -4 with a 20-25 KPH SE wind.2240 meters +3, Winds were 40-70 KPH N--Horstman Hut
1860 meters +3, Winds were 5-15 KPH S --Rendezvous
1560 meters +3, 0 cm in 12 Hrs, 0 cm in 24 Hrs, Base 50 cm--Catskinner
FORECAST:
Upper ridge for today, high scattered cloud in the upper elevations with valley cloud in a South Westerly flow aloft. Should see sunnier skies by the afternoon. Still an inversion in the alpine. Ridge breaks down Sunday with a weak front pushing in with periods of light precip with the FL slowly dropping to around 1500 meters. A more active front will arrive on Monday with moderate to heavy precip and the FL hovering in the 1500 meter range, might drop to 1300 m. Guesstimates: no precip today, 5-10 cm by Monday am above 1000 m, 20-40 cm by Tuesday am above 1000 m.
No new avalanches were reported on Thursday.
On Wednesday, a natural widespread wet loose avalanche cycle up to size 1 occurred. A cornice failure size 1.5 also occurred triggering a small surface slab on the slope below.
Chetwynd snow glide. Ryan Bougie ImageLOCAL AVALANCHE MIN REPORTS:
Surface Hoar, Duffy: Dec 3, 2020
Crusty but Sunny, North Van: Dec 4, 2020
VIDEOS:
Finding the safest route in avalanche terrain on a sled: Ski Doo/ BCAA
Powder Picker Dec 4, 2020: David Jones
ARTICLES:
Be prepared for avalanche conditions on the North Shore Mountains: CTV News
Local organizations present opportunities as Avy classes fill up: Wyoming
With virus limits at ski resorts, backcountry risks beacon: Montana
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