AVYCASTArthur's Pass — Avalanche Forecast
The freezing level remains high overnight; expect poor freezes, with the loose wet hazard again the main problem tomorrow. Consider solar heating and adjust your routes and timing accordingly.
Danger by Elevation
Active Avalanche Problems
Nothing reported over the last 72hrs. Please submit a Public Observation to let us know if you see anything in the region. Mainly fine, some cloud and isolated showers about The Divide. Winds Westerly 60 km/h, easing to northwesterly 40 km/h in the morning. Freezing level 3000 metres, lowering to 2400 metres in the evening. Crampons and an ice axe are always a good idea for backcountry travel in spring.
Another 50+mm today and over 200+mm for the week, and kept the snowpack wet in combination with the high freezing levels. Lots of small top-ups of new snow above 1650m over early November that have settled well with a maturing melt/freeze crust. The freezing level has been fluctuating with ongoing precipitation and westerly weather flow over the past month. Below 2500m the snowpack has been thinning and getting rain soaked, above 2500m the snowpack has been gaining mass from ongoing spring snowfall events.
Source: New Zealand Avalanche Advisory · View Original Bulletin
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