AVALANCHE ACTIVITY:
Sea to Sky avalanche advisory is posted daily outside the Avalanche Hut, at the top of Solar Lift.
Avalanche control yesterday produced numerous Sz 1 very soft slabs ski cutiing and with explosives. Some natural Sz 1 soft slabs were also observed in and around the ski area.
YESTERDAY:
Snowing hard, early Thursday morning, December 29, 2016.
First lift up 07:00 Hrs.
Snowing hard early Thursday morning.
Skiing in the trees was awesome.
Not often we get storms where its snowing this hard.
Breaks by 16:00 Hrs.
Image from Thursday morning, the perfect storm.
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS:
Weather Observations for December 30, 2016,: taken at 06:00 Hours.
2240 meters -12, Winds were 10-30 KPH NNW --Horstman Hut
2180 meters -10, Winds were 10-30 KPH NW --Whistler Peak
1860 meters -9, Winds were 10-15 KPH NNE --Rendevous
1835 meters -5, Winds were 25-35 KPH NNE --Roundhouse
1650 meters -9, 1 cm of new snow, 41 cm in 24 hrs, 217 cm Base, RH 98% --Pig Alley
1550 meters -8, 1 cm of new snow, 37 cm in 24 hrs, 146 cm Base, RH 95% --Catskinner
660 meters -2, Valley Temp, Max Temp Yesterday was 0.0, 17.9 mm of Precip recorded yest
As of 07:00 Hrs this am we have clear skies and unlimited visibility.
FORECAST:
Brief ridge of high pressure for today with mostly sunny skies. A weak cool upper level low will bring light snow to the area Saturday with the freezing level at surface in a Northerly flow aloft. A high pressure system will bring unsettled weather with cold temperatures to the area for Sunday into early next week.
Guesstimates: 3-6 cm by Sunday morning. No more snow until later next week. Cold temperatures for the weekend!!!
IR image from this morning.
Looking like a nice day, some cloud in the morning but eventually bluebird.
Weak front for Saturday into Sunday morning. High pressure after that with a blocking pattern.
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OBSERVATIONS:
Mike Osachuk
December 29, 2016
Just got back from a 1 night/2 day shred at Callahan Country's Journeyman Lodge...great lodging,friendly people,awesome pillows lines and most important...90 cm's of fresh powder it's the deepest snow I have ever encountered , I wish I packed a snorkel..Neck deep day!!!
From 06:30 Hrs to 12:30 hours 30 cm at Catskinner weather plot--snowing 5 cm per hour.
Skiing was amazing in and around the trees.
By 15:00 hrs the snow eased off to flurries, 40 cm recorded at 1650 meters, 36 cm at 1550 meters.