Mountaineering - General Conditions

CURRENT ALERT
Clough cableway removed
The Clough Cableway across the White River (Carrington hut) has been removed. The White River will only be crossable in low river flows.

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01/07/2025
Avalanche Peak (1833m) - North Aspect
01/07/2025
Mid Hill (1831m) - North aspect
01/07/2025
Mt Binser (1860m) - West aspect
01/07/2025
Mt Cassidy (1850m) - West aspect
01/07/2025
Mt Davie (2280m) - East aspect
01/07/2025
Mt Harper (2222m) - East aspect
01/07/2025
Mt Oates (2041m) - South aspect
01/07/2025
Mt Philistine - Philistine Bluffs (1967m)
01/07/2025
Mt Philistine - Warnocks Bluff (1967m)
01/07/2025
Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Crow Face
01/07/2025
Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Bealey Face
01/07/2025
Mt Rolleston (2275m) - Rome Ridge (Northeast aspect)
30/06/2025
Black Range (1800m) - Head of Jordan Stream
30/06/2025
Blimit (1921m) - West aspect
30/06/2025
Hills Peak (1640m) - South aspect
30/06/2025
Lyell Peak (1828m) - East aspect
30/06/2025
Mt Aicken (1858m) - Northwest aspect
30/06/2025
Mt Bealey (1836m) - North aspect
30/06/2025
Mt Bruce (1630m) - North aspect
30/06/2025
Mt O'Malley (1703m) - South aspect

Storm & Snow Models

SNOW MODEL
Last Update: 16/07/2025 07:04 NZST
Location: Mt Rolleston (Goldney Ridge) 1800m
Alt. Temp: -0.9ºC
Freezing Level: 1577m
Lapse Rate: -0.403ºC/+100m
Alt. Humidity: 93%
Alt. Windspeed: 2.7kmph
Alt. Av. Windspeed: 10.4kmph
Alt. Min. Windspeed: 2.7kmph
Alt. Max. Windspeed: 18.1kmph
Alt. Wind Chill: N/A
Alt. Air Pressure: 799hPa
Alt. 3 Day Rainfall: 14.7mm (Today: 0.0mm)
Last Snowfall: 2 days ago
7 Day Snowfall: 8.5cm
Snowpack Depth: 52.3cm
Windslab N: 8.9cm
Windslab E: 10.2cm
Surface Stability (@ 35º): Poor (Warning: Slab present!)
Avalanche Chance: 37%

Avalanche Risk

Avalanche Size Chart
(MSC Assessment)

Snow Model Graphs

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