Happy Wednesday, Whistler! Here's how your hump day is shaping up in the resort.
Today's forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud with a high of about 4 C in Whistler. A low of -2 C is expected overnight, with a few flurries. Looking to tomorrow, the forecast calls for more flurries, with a high of about 1 C.
On the mountain, Whistler Blackcomb is forecasting mainly cloudy skies, with a high of about 4 C, a low of about -5 C, and moderate winds. The freezing level sits at about 2,800 metres. The mountain operator is reporting no fresh snow in the past 12 hours, and a base depth of about 168 cm.
WB is reporting 53 groomed runs and 716 acres on Whistler, and 77 groomed runs and 665 acres on Blackcomb.
Alpine surface conditions are listed as machine groomed, while mid-mountain is variable.
"A persistent ridge of high pressure continues to dominate the pattern along the coast, with sunshine occasionally mixed in with cloud through most of the forecast period. A short-lived exception to this is currently expected on Thursday when some isolated flurries are expected as a weak disturbance drifts through the pattern, but overall amounts are expected to remain light," WB said in its morning report.
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The avalanche danger rating in the Sea to Sky is currently moderate, according to Avalanche Canada.
"Lingering wind slabs may remain reactive to human triggers in isolated locations below alpine ridgetops. Minimize exposure to overhead hazards when solar radiation is strong," the forecaster said on its website.
As always, check your favourite weather and conditions apps for the latest, as things can change in an instant out there.
DriveBC is showing no major disruptions on Highway 99 this morning.
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