Blue Jewel /Blue River B.C. Snow Report for January /08

[BLUE JEWEL]

This is Unbelievable !!!!

It is Raining Lightly right now !!

OH BOY !!! The Avalanche could rise to EXTREME !!

I Will keep You ALL Up to date and the Weather chenges !

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Avalanche Forecast....

ALPINE.......HIGH !!!

TREELINE....HIGH !!!

BELOW TREELINE....HIGH !!!!


WOW .....Look Up and Look Down !!!

 

[cruehead]

Rode blue river yesterday (awsome snow-deeeeeeep) always have a good ride in blue river ( rode the renshaw at mcbride the day before not bad,but the snow level is down from last year ) blue river rocks...............

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Rode blue river yesterday (awsome snow-deeeeeeep) always have a good ride in blue river ( rode the renshaw at mcbride the day before not bad,but the snow level is down from last year ) blue river rocks...............

Awesome cruehead !!!

Blue River Thanks You !!

For Choosing Blue River for Your Snowmobile Expedition !!

Your Right on that Statement ! .....

BLUE RVER ROCKS !!!

 

[cruehead]

Hey Blue jewel good to here from ya, your doing a great job on all the reports ( thanks from alot of us here in alberta ) We popped into malberry yesterday and the snow was great. we seen a few signs of instability and checked the snow and found it was failing on average about 80 to 115cm down,so end result is if a slide did happen it would likely be deadly.On another note we hade a great ride and it cleared at the end of the day long enough to take a good look back a little further ( awsome riding in blue river )

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Hey Blue jewel good to here from ya, your doing a great job on all the reports ( thanks from alot of us here in alberta ) We popped into malberry yesterday and the snow was great. we seen a few signs of instability and checked the snow and found it was failing on average about 80 to 115cm down,so end result is if a slide did happen it would likely be deadly.On another note we hade a great ride and it cleared at the end of the day long enough to take a good look back a little further ( awsome riding in blue river )

Thanks cruehead !

I think You were in " Parberry " ( One of the Areas You can leave from Your Door here in Blue River )

I Appreciate Your Support !!

You Bet I will Keep the Reports Coming !!

SAFE Is Our First Name !!

Blue River is " STEEP & DEEP " & POW-WOW Galour !!!

We had alot of Rain today .....

At 5 pm. it was +6 and Raining....

It is 9:30 here now and ....Winds from the North and Snowing and Blowing !!

We have a Temp. of -2

WOW ....Not good for Avalanche Conditions !!

I will keep you All Posted !

 

[Mountain MO.FO.]

Hey BLUE JEWEl, 3 feet sounds awesome, but if you cant ride up the hill and you cant ride down the hill, how much fun will it be to stick on the trail because of the crazy (SKETCHY) avy conditions.
However, are there any accomidations available in town this weekend? We will come friday am and leave Sun am.

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Hey BLUE JEWEl, 3 feet sounds awesome, but if you cant ride up the hill and you cant ride down the hill, how much fun will it be to stick on the trail because of the crazy (SKETCHY) avy conditions.
However, are there any accomidations available in town this weekend? We will come friday am and leave Sun am.

Mountain MO.FO. !!

Its not the " hills " that I Worry about...

It's " The Mountains " LOL...

You are RIGHT My Friend !...

The Avalanche Conditions are NOT GOOD !

The forecasted Snow , accompanied by wind , will load Gullies and Slopes , and May be enough to Overload Cornices !

Treeline remains the Spooky Spot, Due to the variability of Deep Instabilities ( Dec.5 Rain Crust ) localized Wind loading and Storm instabliities from last Week.

A Front is passing over B.C. Today which is expected to bring 10-15 cms. of Snow.
Winds in the Alpine are expected to be in the 70-80 kpm.range !!

This info. from www.avalanche.ca

Holy Smoke Inn is.... Full....Bummer

You can try The Glacier Mtn. Lodge ...They may have rooms available.

If You get booked into Blue River STOP on over ....Follow the " Snowmobile Tour's " Sign's and they will bring You to Our Holy Smoke Inn & Blue Jewel Headquarters !!

We look forward to meeting You !

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Hi Gals & Guys...

Can you believe it !....

-18 this morning !! WOW ! From +6 to -18 Thats Crazy !!

But there is a Funny looking Bright Yellow thing in the Sky over Blue River !!

OMG !! I do believe it is the SUN !! OK over 40 Days of Prec.

Finally the Sun Yahooooooo !

The Mountains are calling YOU !

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Hey Gals & Guys !

The Avalanche Forecast...

ALPINE ....CONSIDERABLE

TREELINE....CONSIDERABLE

BELOW TREELINE....MODERATE

We have another System Approching...( Yahoooo Its going to SNOW ! )
We have Not seen that for .....oh 24HRS. LOL..

They are saying We could be in for another GOOD Dump !!

Watch and remember....Blue River had RAIN ....Yesterday !

I will be watching the Avalanche Reports VERY Close !

YIKES ....Another Rain Crust !.....I am not sure how high..." UP " the Rain went, BUT ....

I will be checking first thing in the morning and I will Post it !

Blue River enjoyed SUNNY Sky's today and a Temp. of -10

 

[M7plus]

backcountry guide?

We were thinking of coming down to blue river for a few days of riding this weekend and we were wondering if we could book a tour? If we can get a hotel and such first though. Please PM me with any further info and pricing. Thanks Boyd

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

We were thinking of coming down to blue river for a few days of riding this weekend and we were wondering if we could book a tour? If we can get a hotel and such first though. Please PM me with any further info and pricing. Thanks Boyd

Boyd By Choosing a Guide ....You take away ALL the Worry...

Humm..." Where are We ??"... " Is that a Avalanche Shoot ??"...." That's a CORNICE ??"...If a System Moves in Fast (And they do ! ) Robin can Guide You out of ANYTHING ! Just a Few Reasons to take a Guide .

By taking a Guide ....You can Play all Day without Worry !!

You are here to de-stress.... not increase Stress

Blue Jewel will Guide the Way !

Right on Boyd !

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Hellooooooo !!

Blue River is SUNNY and Crystal Clear !

Temp. -10

Forecast for tonight......DARK.....LOL

A New Update for Avalanche forecaat will be posted Tomorrow !

 

[tube]

hey patty, has robin been into north blue yet??? we tried early on in dec with no luck, ready to try again..

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

hey patty, has robin been into north blue yet??? we tried early on in dec with no luck, ready to try again..

Hey tube !

Robin JUST ..!! Got his Dragon ....He is breaking it in ....( WOW...Took along Time BUT..He says " If the Belt Problem goes away ...than it was worth the Wait ! " )

Robin has not been to The North Blue this Year.

He has been doing some Road Riding and Medows the light was not good on His Days off to get up into the Alpine.

Play Safe & Smart with the Current Avalanche Conditions Everyone !

Go To www.avalanche.ca Current Bullitens

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

I would like to say ....

Thank You to ALL of You that have booked into Blue River !!

I want to hear from Everyone .....Let Me know how Your Stay in Blue River is !

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Avalanche Forecast......

ALPINE .....Considerable

TREELINE....Considerable

Below TREELINE....MODERATE


TRAVEL Advisory....

Riders and Skiers can expect to be dealing with the aftermath of Mondays Storm for another day or so, in combination with New Snow fall and continuing Strong Winds.

Wind loading and Slab formation has occured at all Elevations, and will continue to present route finding and Risk Assessment Challenges to Back-Country Users. Although Natural Avalanche Activity have tapered off, with Strong Winds expected to continue through the week , We can predict the upper Snowpack where wind loaded , will persist in a state of instablity and Easily Triggered by Skiers and Sledders. The North Columbia received Larger Snowfall this week and consequently has Deeper Slabs, which when riggered, will produce more Destructive Avalanche and have a Greater potential for stepping down into deeper layers. Results on Deeper Layers such as the Dec. 5 Rain Crust, continue to be only occasional, but produce Avalanches Large enough to Destroy a Pick-up Truck, and to Threaten Travel Routes which cross Avalanche run-outs.

AVALANCHE ACTIVITY.....

The first half of this week saw a widespread natural Avalanche Cycle resulting from Mondays Storm. Many locations in the North Columbia reported Observations of Natural Avalanches across a variety of aspects and over a Wide Range of Elevations.

These events involved primarily the upper 20-60-cms.of Storm Snow, and were triggered by strong winds and the resulting Snow re-distributions and slope loading.Many of these slides were large enough to Bury a Skier.One further additional notable event was a slide initiating in wind slab and then stepping down to a weak layer dating back to Nov. 24 , and becoming Powerful enough to Destroy Trees along the Edge of the Avalanche Path .

SNOWPACK.....

New Snow and Strong winds over the last couple of days have resulted in wind slab formation up to 60 cms. deep in ALL Open Areas, from Valley bottom to Ridge Tops ( Hard Slabs ), Other notable Features of the Upper Snow pack include isolated formationof Feathery Surface Hoar Crystals , and a Thin Crust created by Mondays Freezing Rain, Now Buried up to 40 cms. Deep, An otherwise stable mid-pack harbours the Dec .5 crust/facet interface down 80-160 cms.

Blue River was Cloudy with the Sun popping out now and again.

Temp. -10

Friday....Chance of Snow

Saturday & Sunday look for Sunny Skies and a Temp. of -7 or -8

Looking Perfect for those Mountain Pictures and Videos !!

Blue River Welcomes You !!

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Calling Sledders !!

Blue Jewel just had a Cancellation....Buddy found He had a Hole in His Chain Case !

Soooo I have room for 4 Sledders this Weekend ....

Give Us a Shout .....

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Powder Packers Snowmobile Poker Run is Feb. 16 ( Saturday )

Live Band ....

Door Prizes...

Sledder Supreme Dinner & Dance to follow !

We leave from Blue River and ride to Avola ( Pop. 40 )

Have a World Famous Burger.....Log Inn Pub

It is 90 Miles round trip !!

It is ALOT of Family Fun !!

Blue Jewel looks forward to seeing you all here !

 

[BLUE JEWEL]

Hey Everyone !!

POW-WOW Says....

It is Powder City !!.... Come on Out !! Yahoooooo !!!