Date: 04/08/2020
Observations Summary
The dominant hazard yesterday was widespread ice. This surface crust is firm and hard to get purchase on. 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:
Today the mountains conditions are in transition. With the snow just starting to fall, there will still be mostly widespread ice to contend with. Added to this challenge is poor visibility. Expect whiteout conditions for most of the day. Lastly, winds will be strong to extreme from the NW. Essentially a recipe for a guilt free day spent by the fire with a warm drink.
If you do go out, beware icy slopes, be prepared for whiteout navigation, and keep track of how much new snow has fallen. New windslab development will start to occur as accumulations amounts increase.
Stay safe.
Advisory Confidence: MODERATE
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Weather Summary
Partly cloudy. Very high (90%) chance of snow showers. Winds northwesterly 60 to 80 km/h turning westerly 45 to 65 km/h in the middle of the day. (Source: BOM)