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Met Service
Issued at 20/01/2018 9:58am. Valid till 22/01/2018 6pm
Aoraki/Mt Cook
Current avalanche advisory
High Alpine
Above 2000 meters
Alpine
1000 to 2000 meters
Sub Alpine
Below 1000 meters
Avalanche Danger Scale
Primary Avalanche Danger
Dangerous Aspects
1
Highest Danger Rating
Likelihood
Certain
Likely
Unlikely
Size
Largest
Small
Trend
Increasing
No change
Decreasing
Time of day
All day
High Alpine: Above 2000m
Alpine: 1000 to 2000m
Low Alpine: Below 1000m
Alpine: 1000 to 2000m
Low Alpine: Below 1000m
Description:
On solar affected slopes there will be a chance of loose snow avalanching out of steep terrain in the heat of the day.
Recent Avalanche Activity
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The only recent observations have been of ice Serac activity.
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Current Snowpack Conditions
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Wet grains to almost all elevations. Lower elevations on the glacier are down to last seasons old ice layers.
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Mountain Weather
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Mostly fine with just a few showers in the afternoons over the weekend, North to nor'wester winds and a freezing level above 3000m.
Could be rain again by Monday  For more information go to: http://www.metservice.com/mountain/index |
Forecast by Dave McKinley
