YESTERDAY:
Sunrise Saturday was at 07:55 Hrs. High scattered cloud with thick valley cloud. +2 at 2180 m.Fissile and Cowboy Ridge Saturday afternoon.
2240 meters -3, Winds were 60-75 KPH ESE--Horstman Hut
1860 meters -1, Winds were 20-40 KPH S --Rendezvous
1560 meters 0, trace in 12 Hrs, trace in 24 Hrs, Base 49 cm--Catskinner
FORECAST:
A weak frontal band arrived early this am with more on the way in a South-South Westerly flow aloft. We can expect periods of very light precipitation with the FL hovering in the 1600 meter range. Maybe slightly higher. (1800) An active front arrives early Monday with light to moderate precipitation with the FL hovering in the 1500 meter range. Depending on how this front lines up we could see as much as 30-50 mm by Tuesday morning with moderate to strong winds. Fingers crossed that the FL does not go much higher. Some models are calling for less, so time will tell. It dries out by Tuesday afternoon with overcast skies. Wednesday is looking unsettled as some weak ridging brings a drying trend. Another weak front on Thursday. Guesstimates: 5-10 cm above 1600 m by Monday morning, 25-45 cm above 1600 m by Tuesday am, 1-3 cm above 800 m by Wednesday am.
GOES IR image from this am.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
No new avalanches were observed.
Old debris on Whistler, different perspective of avalanche under the bomb tram.No new avalanches were reported on Thursday or Friday, however pinwheeling on steep south and west aspects was reported.
Last Wednesday, a natural widespread wet loose avalanche cycle up to size 3 occurred. A cornice failure size 1.5 also occurred triggering a small surface slab on the slope below.
LOCAL AVALANCHE MIN REPORTS:
Spearhead Glacier: Dec 5, 2020
Musical Bumps: Dec 5, 2020
Sentinel Ridge: Dec 5, 2020
VIDEOS:
Powder Picker Dec 5, 2020: David Jones
ARTICLES:
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Heavy snow cancels Women's Super G Ski Race: Switzerland
Avalanche conditions report from Austria: EAWS
CAIC Statewide Info: Instagram
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