NWAC getting all technical again

[Monique]

From the NWAC website

WEATHER SYNOPSIS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY

The final storm of the recent bout,
Is moving through with little doubt.
Heavy showers with high winds that are shifting,
Should bring locally heavy deposits of drifting.

Today is stormy with high wind closures,
And much greater danger on lee exposures.
Windward slopes may see snow devoured,
Wind erosion, sastrugi and slopes that are scoured.

Stability changing with aspect and place,
Visibility tough with wind in your face.
Be wary of slopes loading lower than norm,
And unstable cornices quite large from the storm.

While you’ll need lots of awareness today,
Tomorrow promises to send most clouds away.
With decreased winds and showers that stop,
Slabs should start settling and danger should drop.

By early Tuesday ridging gets larger and finer,
After a weak wave Monday should be very minor.
So warmer and fair for much of next week,
Sounds like a forecast we don’t have to tweak.

Just remember that warming and snow don’t mix,
And some surface snow may be stressed by such tricks.
Glide cracks and cornices should be treated with care,
If they release and slide you don’t want to be there.

Otherwise enjoy this break from the past,
Relax and rest ‘cause you know it won’t last.
And know that fair skies are anything but a bore,
For crusts can develop along with surface hoar.

[tetsuma]

That's great. I guess all this rain gets to folks...

[ptavv]

There've been quite a few avalanche forecasts that were written as poems this year...