Wind Slabs
- All elevations
- Likelihood
- Unlikely
- Size
- 1
Wind Slabs will be unlikely to trigger. Unreactive deposits certainly exist across the Nor Easterly 1/2, above 1800m, but have shown little to no reactivity in the past 3 or 4 days.
Avalanche forecast
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New Zealand Avalanche Advisory
Avalanche danger
- High Alpine · above 1,800 m
- 1 · Low
- Alpine · 1,200 m–1,800 m
- 1 · Low
- Sub Alpine · below 1,200 m
- No rating
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Highlights
A tricky weather Saturday is ahead! Backcountry travel will be tricky until a clearance sometime Sunday.
Avalanche problems
Mountain Weather
Saturday: Overcast conditions, light SW winds, FAFL around 1700m. No significant snowfall until tomorrow evening.
Sliding Danger
Terrain exposed to previous gale winds has the rain crust at the surface. Assess before ending up on steep slope, a set of crampons and an axe may come in handy.
Forecast Confidence
High
- The snowpack structure is well understood.
Recent Avalanche Activity
None reported in the past 48 hours.
Current Snowpack Conditions
There has been very little change in snowpack the past 10 days. Old wind deposits in sheltered terrain across the Nor Easterly 1/2 do remain. In places, these are up to 50cm deep, very stiff/hard and easily identified . Elsewhere, the rain crust from July 15th will still be exposed. Underneath the rain crust, there is no significant layering of note, with the snowpack well consolidated through to ground.
New Zealand Avalanche Advisory (NZ Mountain Safety Council)