Date / Region: 11/07/2020 NSWMainRange
Advisory Confidence: MODERATE
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:
Snow surface will be soft with warm temps and rain/wet snow. Visibility will be low in the alpine. BOM has a forecast of possible thunderstorms so be ready to retreat to shelter if a storm is approaching. Very little snow below 1750m making travel difficult. In the alpine, there is enough cover to travel on skins, although there are still obstacles. Ridges are shallow and icy.
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Observations Summary 11th July
Snow Surface Conditions Summary
Shallow and icy on ridgetops. Variable conditions on all aspects with areas of sastrugi. Rideable quality snow reported on some east, west and south aspects. North aspects becoming soft and gluggy and balling up on skins and crampons. Melt freeze crusts are breakable and provide some difficult riding conditions.
Rocks, bushes and fallen timber exposed below treeline.
Weather Summary
A broad trough will extend into northern New South Wales from Queensland today, interacting with a cold front from the south to bring a period of unsettled weather to inland New South Wales. The cold front and associated unsettled conditions are expected to move through to the northeast across the weekend. On the Main Range, rain possibly turning to snow above 1600m and chance of a thunderstorm. [Source:BOM]