YESTERDAY:
Mount Fee is part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt.2240 meters -9, Winds were 30-40 KPH SE--Horstman Hut
1860 meters -7, Winds were 10-15 KPH ESE --Rendezvous
1570 meters -8, 4 cm in 12 Hrs, 4 cm in 24 Hrs, Base 150 cm--Catskinner
FORECAST:
Front will move through today with periods of light precip in a South Westerly flow aloft. The FL will remain below surface. Low will bring more snow to the area Sunday night into Monday with unsettled weather by the afternoon. A mix of sun, cloud and some flurries. Drying trend Monday night with some flurries on Tuesday morning before we get some unsettled weather Tuesday afternoon. Another weak frontal band brings periods of light precip for Wednesday. Unsettled weather into Friday. We may see 20 cm for next Saturday. Fingers crossed. Guesstimates: 4-8 cm by Monday morning. 2-4 cm by Tuesday am, 1-3 cm by Wednesday am.
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
An avalanche has killed a guide near Nendaz, Switzerland. Article below. Net Pic
Avalanche Summary
No new reports in the last few days. Explosive control work targeting cornices on Thursday produced size 1.5 results and did not trigger slabs in the slopes below. This indicates an improvement in stability since last weekend, when similar work produced size 2 results, some triggering deep slabs on the rocky slopes below.
Earlier this month, we saw significant deep persistent slab activity, both natural and human triggered. Deep glide cracks have also been observed previously but appear to be holding together in the cool temperatures.
Snowpack Summary
A dusting of new snow falls on generally hard surfaces throughout the region; old stiff wind slab at upper elevations and a crust below 1900 m and on south aspects. In the recent cool, clear weather, crystals such as surface hoar and facets have formed ontop of these old surfaces. They are expected to become problematic as snow accumulates overtop.
Remnants of a melt-freeze crust from early December may be found around 200 cm deep in the snowpack. In shallow rocky snowpack spots, it still shows some propagation and collapse to moderate to hard loading in the most recent snowpack tests. In thicker snowpack areas it has shown no results, and appears to be trending dormant... for now at least.
INFORMATION & OBSERVATIONS:
Great temperatures for making snow!!LOCAL AVALANCHE CANADA MIN REPORTS:
Alpha South--East Shoulder: Jan 23, 2021
Lazy Boy: Jan 23, 2021
Black Tusk Hard Skiing, Soft Filling: Jan 23, 2021
VIDEOS:
Powder Picker-Jan 23, 2021: David Jones
ARTICLES:
A guide has been killed in an avalanche in Nendaz: Switzerland
Several injuries after an avalanche hits touring party: Italy
Injured off-piste skier struck by an avalanche near Cari Lifts: Switzerland
Two injuries after avalanches: Italy
A skier was rescued from an avalanche at Mt Washington: New Hampshire
Sea to Sky snowmobiling coming of age: Squamish Chief
O'Bellx Avalanche System is operating: Fernie Alpine Resort
Snowpack levels above average for most of the province: British Columbia
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