Date / Region: 17/07/2020 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:
Widespread surface crust has formed due to colder temps. Beware of slide risk on steep slopes in the alpine. On lower elevations watch for breakable crust. Head for the northern aspects in the sub-alpine which will soften through the day. The snow depth is great and the Main Range is well covered.
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Observations Summary
Snow Surface Conditions Summary
Widespread surface crust. On solar aspects and lower elevations the crust is becoming breakable as temps increase during the day.
Windward aspects: SE - S - SW
Alpine depth: 1m+
Sub-Alpine depth: 90cm
Leeward aspects: NW - N - NE
Alpine depth: 1m+
Sub-Alpine depth: 75cm
Weather Summary
Light SSE-SW winds. Temps getting up to a max of 3 in the alpine and 5 in the sub-alpine. Partly cloudy. A high pressure ridge over central Australia will slowly drift over western New South Wales. The next cold front is forecast to clip southeastern parts of the state late on the weekend.