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Mountain Conditions
Wednesday 21st October 2020, 23:16hrs: Great climbing conditions reported back today from Rolleston (Rome Ridge) after a 1000m overnight freeze alongside an alpine start (2am); surface snow was firm and supportive allowing good tooling/cramponing. Snow-pack above 2100m is very icy but gives good crampon purchase (maybe not self-arrest though). While overnight freezes continue to fall below 1000m conditions will likely remain OK; early starts are recommended on ice/snow routes! Rain returns on Sunday.
Its also got to that time of year when glissades, butt-slides and even self-arrests don't always end well if the surface snow-pack is soft/wet, through triggering narrow path sluffs that are near impossible to escape.
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19/10/2020 14:07hrs: Heavy rainfall to about 2000m today; expect the snow-pack to load up with moisture.
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17/10/2020 15:09hrs: Snowfall only found its way to 1000m earlier this morning, and really only a dusting. Visibility has remained poor all day above 1600m. NW gales to develop tonight; further showers tomorrow but freezing levels rise substantially. Heavy rain Monday. Our wet Spring continues...
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15/10/2020 07:22hrs: Snow has fallen overnight (still falling about the Torlesse/Craigieburn Ranges). About the Alps there is approx. 5-15cm of fresh at 1800m, 2-5cm at 900m, there is greater depths in some of the protected valleys.
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 (New) 21/10/2020 Avalanche Peak (1833m)
 (New) 21/10/2020 Blimit (1921m)
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Aicken (1858m)
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Armstrong (2110m)
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Franklin (2145m) - West aspect
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Lancelot (2112m)
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Oates (2041m) - West aspect
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Otira Face (High Peak)
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Otira Face (Middle Peak)
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Philistine Traverse
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Rome Ridge
 (New) 21/10/2020 Mt Temple (1913m) - East Face
 (New) 21/10/2020 Phipps Peak (1965m) - South Face
 (New) 21/10/2020 Polar Range (Mt Scott - Mt Bowers)
 (New) 20/10/2020 Mt Bealey (1836m) - South aspect
 (New) 20/10/2020 Mt Bruce (1630m) - North-west aspect
 (New) 20/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Bealey Face
 (New) 20/10/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Goldney Ridge
 (New) 20/10/2020 Mt Stewart (1934m) - Southeast aspect
 (New) 15/10/2020 Mt Philistine - Philistine Bluffs (1967m)
 (New) 15/10/2020 Mt Philistine - Philistine Ramp (1967m)
 30/09/2020 Hills Peak (1640m)
 30/09/2020 Kellys Range - Kelly Hill (1408m)
 30/09/2020 Mt Barron (1730m) - South aspects
 30/09/2020 Mt Cassidy (1850m)
 30/09/2020 Mt Philistine - Warnocks Bluff (1967m)
 30/09/2020 Mt Temple (1913m) - West Face
 09/09/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Chockstone Route
 08/09/2020 Mt Rolleston (2275m) - High Peak Access
 07/09/2020 Mt Philistine (1967m) - Southeast aspect
Weather Information
| SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE IN NEXT 5 DAYS! | Thursday
22 Oct
2 / 12ºC | Friday
23 Oct
2 / 14ºC | Saturday
24 Oct
9 / 16ºC | Sunday
25 Oct
10 / 14ºC | Monday
26 Oct
5 / 13ºC | Tuesday
27 Oct
1 / 11ºC | Click for more information
Update:22/10/20 11:00hrs |  |
LATEST DAILY READINGS
Update: 22/10/20 9:26hrs NZST
Sunrise: 5:31hrs
Sunset: 19:08hrs
Temperature: 9.9ºC
(Rising)
Temperature (Low): 0.1ºC
Temperature (High): 9.9ºC
Wind Chill: 9.9ºC
Humidity: 2%
(Falling)
Barometer: 1016.47mb (Falling)
Wind Speed: 5km/h
Wind Direction: WNW
Wind Gust: 45km/h (8:26hrs)
Cloud Base: 6655m ASL
Freezing Level: 2553m
Daily Rainfall: 0mm
24 Hour Rain: 0mm
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SNOW MODEL
Last Update: 22/10/2020 09:04
Location: Mt Rolleston (Goldney Ridge) 1800m
Alt. Temp: 1.9ºC
Alt. Windspeed: 4.0kmph
Alt. Av. Windspeed: 1.2kmph
Alt. Max. Windspeed: 6.0kmph
Alt. Wind Chill: N/A
Alt. Air Pressure: 813hPa
Alt. 3 Day Rainfall: 79.9mm (Today: 0.0mm)
Last Snowfall: 2 days ago
7 Day Snowfall: 5.2cm
Snowpack Depth: 121.4cm
Surface Stability (@ 35º): Very Poor
Avalanche Chance: 100%
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| REMOTE WEATHER STATIONS |
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Location | Updated | Today's
Rainfall | 2 Day
Rainfall | 3 Day
Rainfall |
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| Carrington Hut | 22/10/2020 - 08:00hrs | 0.0mm | 0mm | 0.5mm |
| Mid Poulter River | 22/10/2020 - 08:00hrs | 0.0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
| Grasmere Stn | 22/10/2020 - 08:00hrs | 0.0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
| Mt Cheeseman | 22/10/2020 - 08:00hrs | 0.0mm | 0mm | 0mm |
| Upper Styx River | 22/10/2020 - 10:00hrs | 0.0mm | 0mm | 6mm |
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