Date / Region: 23/07/2020 VicNorthEast
Advisory Confidence: STRONG
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:
We had a strong temperature inversion over the last 24hrs resulting in warm overnight temps up high and a softening of the ice patches on exposed windward aspects. The fresh snow has rapidly wetted out and become ‘grippy’ making for some ‘stop/start’ touring. Overall still ‘low tide’ with bushes punching back through from the last storm event.
Observations Summary
20/07/2020 Snow Surface Conditions
25cm wet fresh on a softening base.
Windward aspects: N - W - NW
Alpine depth: 15cm
Snow condition: Shallow wet fresh snow on firm icy base
Sub-Alpine depth: 15cm
Snow condition: Fast melting wet snow (new and old)
Leeward aspects: SE - S
Alpine depth: 28cm
Snow condition: Shallow wet fresh snow on firm icy base
Sub-Alpine depth: 15cm
Snow condition: Wet / heavy, high density.
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Weather Summary
Issued: Mon Jul 20
A cold front is crossing southeastern New South Wales this morning, bringing windy conditions to many southern areas, while a new high extends a ridge across the west. This high pressure system will become the dominant synoptic feature for most of the week, as it gradually drifts east across the state, to reach the Tasman Sea by Friday.