Less surface water on the roads - drying out in most areas of the village roads. Creek is flowing strong, but well within it's channel.
Sunday, April 30, 2023
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Watch your step..........
The RDKB website is down tonight, but I will be sending these photos to them. The catwalk/rail set up has been deteriorating for some time.
Friday, April 28, 2023
National Day of Mourning
A day to pause and reflect on those who lost their lives on the job. Thinking of Gio today.
Avalanche Danger
Check out the massive avalanche triggered by patrol at Crystal Mountain.
Avalanche Canada has issued a Province wide warning of unstable snow pack. You can see in the video that what they triggered was way bigger than what they thought would happen.
Plus 13C in the shade
My thermometer may be a little low, as it is shaded, and there is still snow on my back deck. I saw a high of 13C today, and now it is down to 10C. The melt has accelerated today.
The creek started running under the lodge this afternoon - not too much volume yet. I tried to climb the bank below the triplex to look for outflow below, but I sunk up to my thighs in the snow.
Minor earthquake occurred Friday morning in Manning Park, south of Princeton - Penticton News
Minor earthquake occurred Friday morning in Manning Park, south of Princeton - Penticton News: A small earthquake occurred in Manning Park Friday morning,
BC Wildfire Service conducting prescribed burn north of Rock Creek Friday - BC News
BC Wildfire Service conducting prescribed burn north of Rock Creek Friday - BC News: A prescribed burn north of Rock Creek is turning some heads Friday afternoon.
Spring lower down..........
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| Many more patches of buttercups as the days pass. |
Balsam Root just starting to show up.
Warm Day
Friday at noon - my thermometer says plus 9C, but it is well shaded. It feels a lot warmer than that. I did a walk around the lodge this morning - no signs of the creek running yet. WC thinks with today's heat, it may start running tomorrow.
Most of the Eagle Chairs are off for off season maintenance.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
Run-off
There is only so much a group of 60 plus year olds can do with hand tools. Thanks to Iain, Mark, Sherry, Sam, Rod and much younger Katlin for channeling surface water and making holes in the icy banks to give the water somewhere to go.
There is already some surface erosion where the Baldy road leaves the ski area - that is an annual issue that needs a machine.
Province-wide backcountry avalanche warning issued - BC News
Province-wide backcountry avalanche warning issued - BC News: Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for recreational backcountry users across western Canada.
Signs of Spring?
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| Slow start this year hydroponically - was too cold next to the patio door. |
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| Transplanting shortly - those are potatoes from seed at the back. Seed is from West Coast Seeds, and I did get some potatoes from them last year. |
Are you around?
The forecast for the coming days has been updated to eliminate the cooling off period, and add significant water falling from the sky starting Sunday night. (sorry, this blog does not use the 4 letter word starting with r and ending with n.)
Rod is compiling a list of names and phone numbers, incase we end up needing a crew at some point for water diversion. If you are available, please let Rod know, or e-mail me your phone number at unbaldy@gmail.com
"Rotten" Snow
I tried to climb the "great wall of driveway" yesterday. Snow is granular on the outside, and when I finally did get to the top, my boots would sink in at random depths.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Free Firesmart Assessments
If you missed out on an assessment last year, and wish to book a free Firesmart Assessment, RDKB is providing the service.
Searching for photos...........
When I am looking for photos, I usually come across a file that is memorable, and emotional. A happy celebration April 24, 2016 for Marge's 90th birthday. So many of those attending are no longer with us.
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| George, Betty and Jay - all have passed. |
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| Marge and Joan, respected elders in the community. Both have passed. |
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| The Matriarch of Baldy - missed so much. |
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| "Mother Marge" always game for adventure with her younger friends. |
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| Proud Mom |
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| Barbara Fenwick-Wilson passed during Covid, and we didn't get a chance for a Baldy goodbye. |
Congratulations Lee Mounsey, Level IV
If you have tried to work your way up the CSIA ladder, you know that obtaining Level IV certification is not an easy task. Lee had her Level III when she came to Baldy, and was the most energetic and enthusiastic ski and snowboard instructor. As Snow School director she also helped out in special events, and had an amazing treasure trunk of costumes and retro gear to share.
When the 3B's were done at Baldy, Lee went back to her previous snow school at Whistler Blackcomb. I had hoped that she would be back soon, but she had a goal, and she was determined to get that Level IV.
The bigger resorts have in house Level IV's and lots of professional development opportunities. If she was going to advance, it would be at a large resort.
Congratulations Lee!
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Smartwool: The Second Cut Project Hike Sock
I saw it on Facebook, but had to go to the website to confirm. Those clean socks with holes or no mates, can be recycled. Drop off at designated stores, or download the mailing label stuff. Socks just have to be clean, does not matter what they are made of.
Monday, April 24, 2023
Nk’Mip Wildfire restoration gets 70,000 tree boost - Oliver/Osoyoos News
Nk’Mip Wildfire restoration gets 70,000 tree boost - Oliver/Osoyoos News: The federal government has contributed $331,000 to help plant 70,000 trees as part of the Osoyoos Indian Band’s Nk’Mip Creek Wildfire Restoration project.
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Avalanche kills man who was with group in closed area of Lake Louise ski hill - Canada News
Avalanche kills man who was with group in closed area of Lake Louise ski hill - Canada News: A man who was among a group that was caught in an avalanche in a closed area of a ski resort in the Rocky Mountains has died.
The Power of Mother Nature
1972 - Paul Fairweather photos from May. On June 2nd 1972 Osoyoos Lake flooded our family home.
I'll look for the photos - I think they were prints. On a warm sunny afternoon, there was a sudden downpour, and the surface melt accelerated overflowing the ditch on the upper curve of Bobcat, eroding the road, and threatening everything in it's path.
Every person on the mountain grabbed hand tools and worked hard to get the water directed back into the ditch - I got home after the work was done.
2012
April 26th 2012, there was a culvert blockage, and the creek backed up and flooded the area on the village side of the lodge, and started down the road. It was a mad scramble to dig down through the snow and get the water flowing. That night, major sections of McKinney road also washed out. I have a video of that somewhere too.
2023
We have a lot of snow, and a strong warming trend in the forecast. I have given the heads up to BMR, and notified one of the people involved in 2012.
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Price of Regular Gas Today
Petro-Can McKinney Road 1.74.9
Canco Oliver 1.72.9
Petro-Can Kaleden 1.72.9
Petro-Can Duncan Ave Penticton 1.67.9
so after I filled up at Duncan Ave, I found to Co-op stations at 1.59.9
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Lift Maintenance Underway
If you have been watching the webcam, you'll see that the Eagle chairs are coming off the line. Please respect the BMR no go notice in the ski area - work in progress.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
April 18th
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| The neighbours don't need blinds for privacy on the kitchen window anymore. |
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| There was a narrow gap to the bottom of one container door - If I want anything else out of there it will be more digging. |
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| Friends are asking me when the snow will be gone........... |
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| First thing scrapped from today's list - Firesmart limbing of the branches. |
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| Barbeque? Some day. The back deck is 3 ft off the ground. |
Monday, April 17, 2023
Sunday, April 16, 2023
Saturday Early Evening
We had the revving noisy sled thing last night in the early evening, but it didn't last long. Maybe they were deterred by resident BMR staff.
Friday, April 14, 2023
Skier lucky to be alive after 150-metre fall in Whistler backcountry - BC News
Skier lucky to be alive after 150-metre fall in Whistler backcountry - BC News: Tareef Dedhar is spending the next few weeks lying in a bed on the first floor of his grandmother’s Vancouver home. The 25-year-old Squamish resident isn’t able to walk while he recovers from an open tibia fracture, a broken pelvis, a shattered ankle and a couple of broken ribs, plus some nerve damage to his left wrist.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Snow Basin Report April 1st
It seems like we have a lot more snow than the numbers indicate. Full report accessible on the side bar - Snow Survey Bulletin
Drive around.........
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| Sent you an e-mail Vic. |
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| I tried J & B, but my machine would not cut through it. |
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