Date: 23/07/2020
Advisory Confidence: STRONG
Observations Summary
Moderate NW winds in the alpine kept things cool yesterday. Steep solar aspects and lower elevations became moist during the day. ‘Chalky’ wind blown snow is making for some nice turns in the alpine. Field team still avoiding steep convex rolls in 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:
The localised ice hazard remains unchanged. It is a concern particularly on windward slopes where snow has been stripped away. Also, solar aspects will have refrozen overnight so expect them to be icy to start the day. Given the weather forecast, these slopes will soften again as the day goes on. Beware of slide risk on steep slopes.
In the alpine, isolated windslabs have been formed by NW winds. Choose well supported terrain and test these slopes before committing to your line.
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Weather Summary
Partly cloudy. Light winds. (Source: BOM)