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Compare "What REALLY happened" (avalanche.ca stations & MIN reports) vs. "What MIGHT Happen" (spotwx.com forecasts) for the following locations (lat, lon) across the Canadian Rockies close (< 3hrs) to Calgary.
93N Cirque Peak
(51.69972, -116.41778)(2395 m)
(2319 m)
(2172 m)
1W (KHP) Popes Peak
(51.4029, -116.29522)(2253 m)
(2106 m)
(2002 m)
93S Boom Mountain
(51.25111, -116.07833)(2057 m)
(2101 m)
(2078 m)
1W (SSV) Twin Cairns
(51.07236, -115.80491)(2225 m)
(2034 m)
(1968 m)
Burstall Pass
(50.76171, -115.37481)(2349 m)
(2207 m)
(2002 m)
Highwood Pass
(50.58167, -115.0000)(Highway 40 closed Dec 1 - June 15)(2339 m)
(2217 m)
(1992 m)
SpotWx Information
SpotWx Information
- +2 Day forecast: High Resolution Deterministic Prediction System (HRDPS) / Global Environmental Multiscale (GEM) Limited Area Model (LAM), Agency: Environment Canada , Spatial Resolution: 2.5 kilometers, Temporal Resolution: 1 hour, Model Runs: 00/06/12/18 Zulu
- +3.5 Day forecast: North American Mesoscale Model (NAM) , Agency: National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NOAA, Spatial Resolution: 12 kilometers, Temporal Resolution: 1 hour increments to 36 hours, then 3 hour increments, Model Runs: 00/06/12/18 Zulu
- +10 Day forecast: Global Deterministic Prediction System (GDPS) / Global Environmental Multiscale (GEM) Global, Agency: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Spatial Resolution: 25 kilometers, Temporal Resolution: 3 hours, Model Runs: 00/12 Zulu
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