Date: 03/08/2020
Observations Summary
The dominant hazard currently is widespread ice. This surface ice crust is firm and hard to get purchase on. Yesterday, solar aspects softened slightly in the afternoon. In the subalpine, the snow cover is shallow at lower elevations. This means skiing around obstacles and navigating open creeks to get up into the alpine.
Alpine Conditions
Sub-Alpine Conditions
Mountain environments can be categorised as above or below the tree line, thus Alpine and Subalpine respectively. Find out more about how these types of terrain can create or mitigate backcountry hazards here.
Travel & Terrain advice:
Hard surface conditions exist. Beware of steep icy slopes. Winds increasing today so prepare for sub-zero wind chill in the Alpine.
Advisory Confidence: High
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Weather Summary
Mostly sunny. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. Snow possible above 1700 metres. Winds westerly 20 to 30 km/h turning northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h early in the morning then increasing to 40 to 60 km/h in the late afternoon. [Source: BOM]