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:
Early days out there with a shallow cover above and below the treeline.
Regional Community Observations:
Reports of fallen timber, patchy snow and no snow with bark debris at lower elevations on access routes significantly increasing travel times.
08cm of new snow overnight down to 1400m.
Nothing much yet folks.
Alpine depth: 14cm
Snow condition: Wet, high density.
Sub-Alpine depth: 8cm
Snow condition: Wet, high density.
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Alpine depth: 8cm
Snow condition: Packed pow, high density.
Sub-Alpine depth: 0cm
Snow condition: -
The weather is looking to improve which will mean the snow will go… no base builder yet. Weekend is looking promising.