Wind Slabs
- Toutes altitudes
- Probabilité
- Unlikely
- Taille
- 1
Wind Slabs will be unlikely to trigger. Unreactive deposits certainly exist across the Nor Easterly 1/2 but have shown little reactivity.
A chilly few days ahead! Layer up if venturing out into the backcountry.
Wind Slabs will be unlikely to trigger. Unreactive deposits certainly exist across the Nor Easterly 1/2 but have shown little reactivity.
High
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.
None reported in the past 48 hours.
Wind deposits have deposited in sheltered terrain across the Easterly 1/2. In places, these are up to 50cm deep and easily identified and avoided. Elsewhere, the rain crust from July 15th will be exposed. Underneath the rain crust, there is no significant layering of note, with the snowpack below this well consolidated through to ground.
Wednesday: Fine, light winds, FAFL 800m rising to 1100m.
New Zealand Avalanche Advisory (NZ Mountain Safety Council)