NORTH EAST VIC: 
RECENT OBSERVATIONS
UPDATED: 13TH / JULY /2018

REPORT CONFIDENCE: STRONG
CURRENT UNTIL: 16th / JULY / 2018

OBSERVATION SUMMARY

TREND: IMPROVING / ONGOING / DETERIORATING

OBSERVATION:

The sunny weather has created some good conditions on sun affected slopes. With the top 30mm hardening over night and cold non consolidated snow underneath. On a NE Slope below Mt.Loch at 1820m 29-35deg the snowdepth is 55cm, CT5BP@20cm .

In the lee of N/NW snow deposits from the storm are around 30-50 cm. totalling a snow depth of around 130 cm. This new snow sits on the crust of the pre frontal rain event.  RP 15@35cm

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OUTLOOK: High pressure , good visibility and the melt freeze will dictate conditions for the near future. We will be looking forward to the next FROTH Event (tues/wedn)and keep you posted!

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PRIMARY HAZARD

PRIMARY HAZARD
(forecast till 16th July 2018)

Before dropping in check that surface has softened otherwise you are dealing with a breakeable crust in  variable thickness. Non sunaffected slopes are consistently hard.

Weather Models

Snowpack Assessments

The schedule for stability assessment reports will be  Mondays.  Locations are on or above tree-line and generally South East aspect, although this is conditions dependent.