更新日時: 2025/01/21 06:00
Alpine Good
Treeline Good
Below Treeline Good
信頼度:○ good □ Fair △ Low
Clear skies and sunshine will allow people to push higher and further into the backcountry today. Indications are that the snowpack has begun to settle and gain strength during this warming period however there will be a tipping point as the surface potentially loses cohesion due to solar input at lower elevations. Roller balls in steep terrain starting on southerly aspect will be an indication that this tipping point has been met. At higher elevations in the alpine winds slabs have formed on lee slopes be cautions of steep exposed entries off ridgeline and natural trigger points such as convex rolls.
Isolated pockets of wind slab remain at higher elevations around ridgeline. Be wary of open exposed terrain where last week’s wind event has redistributed the lastest new snow onto lee slopes across the east.
Clear skies in the morning and plenty of sunshine will soften the overnight surface freeze with the possibility of wet loose activity increasing at lower elevations during the heat of the day. Be mindful of what terrain traps may be below you when navigating steep southerly aspects below treeline.
No new activity has been forecasted across the region.
Warm temperatures and periods of sunshine on the 20th has heated the upper snowpack resulting in the formation of a crust on the surface up to 600m. This warming will have helped to settle the upper unconsolidated snow and will have promoted bonding.
We can expect periods of sunshine across the region today with light southerly winds and warming temperatures.