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Those who ignore HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS must be prepared to wear the consequences of that decision and not expect rescue teams/helicopter crews to put their own lives at risk for your unpreparedness!Vehicle breakins have become common place at ALL car parks / Park entry points outside of Arthur's Pass Village , leave no valuables in vehicle or park vehicle securely elsewhere; notify Police of any suspicious activity!
Both the Clough Cableway & Goat Pass Radio have been reinstated.Damaged Routes/Tracks: Newton Saddle & Otehake ValleyBarker Hut radio receives but appears not to send.POO POTS are great but they cannot be disposed of in the Arthur's Pass Village sewerage systems; also DO NOT put them in our waste bins; YOU CAN put them in a long drop toilet at one of the campsites.
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| General Conditions |
Sunday 7/02/2010:
Summer is back big time; very hot days have prevailed with little sign of poor weather. Non-permanent snow fields are melting out very rapidly. Firm ice field conditions generally prevail; as usual a heap of loose rock about our crumbling ridges. Some areas of steep non-permanent snow potentially could "slush avalanche" in PM (human induced more likely).
Avoid steep face & gully route snow as substantial rain has undermined it. Most solar aspect faces have cleared. Semi-Alpine Starts (4am-5am-ish) would give best opportunity of avoiding being fryed (take considerable water).
All Sub-range ridges & most Main Range ridges below 1950m have generally all cleared exposing winter's loose grud; Exposed, narrow (knife edge) Main Range ridges up to 2400m have also cleared.
Bergschrunds & crevasse features are now opening in areas of permanent ice, and in steep gully systems - rope up! Snowpack is rotting out from below.
| | Avalanche Hazard | Sunday 7/02/2010: Low
(Natural avalanches highly unlikely. Human triggered avalanches unlikely.)
Although avalanche risk is set at Low; EXPECT some loose, wet snow activity in areas of steeper non-permanent snowfield, particularly in PM and on solar aspects - most of these could be human triggered rather than natural - glissading areas should be chosen wisely just in case you get overwhelmed by soft snow and can't self-arrest before cliffs or bergschrunds!
Stress fractures are now going full depth in areas of shallow snow depth creating potential for some block movements in locations of poor support.
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18/01/2010: Sunrise over Mt Murchison (2408m), viewed from Waimak Falls Hut - APNP
(photo provided by David Blunt with thanks)
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31/01/2010: Dave Adam & Stu Columbus on Mt Technical (1860m) - Lewis Pass NZ
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| Local Weather Station Data |
LATEST DAILY READINGS
Update: 9/2/10 18:00hrs NZST
Sunrise: 6:45hrs
Sunset: 20:46hrs
Temperature: 16.1ºC
Wind Chill: 15.2ºC
Humidity: 71%
Barometer: 1013.4mb (Falling)
Wind Speed: 17.7km/h
Wind Direction: W
Wind Gust: 66.0km/h (12:53hrs)
Cloud Base:
1393m ASL
Freezing Level: 3507m
Rainfall: 0mm
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SNOW MODEL (1800m)
Goldney Ridge (Mt Rolleston) 1800m
Alt. Temp: 9.75ºC
Alt. Wind Chill: 5.9ºC
Remnant ice/snow present only.
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Hills Peak (1640m)
© SoftRock 13/01/2010
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Mt Oates (2041m/2054m)
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Mt Philistine - Philistine Bluffs (1967m)
© SoftRock 13/01/2010
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Mt Philistine - Philistine Ramp (1967m)
© SoftRock 13/01/2010
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Face (2275m)
© SoftRock 13/01/2010
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Mt Rolleston - Otira Slide (2275m)
© SoftRock 13/01/2010
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Mt Stuart (1906m)
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Mt Philistine - General (1967m)
© Bob Miller 26/12/2009
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Blimit (1921m)
© SoftRock 23/12/2009
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Mt Aicken (1858m)
© SoftRock 23/12/2009
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Mt Armstrong (2110m)
© SoftRock 23/12/2009
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Mt Bowers (1891m)
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| | General Information |
- Waimak Flood Route: DoC has reinstated (and rerouted) the Waimakariri flood route from Anti-Crow River to Greenlaw Creek which was severely damaged in the 1994 earthquake. Care is still required as obviously the side-streams can still drown you!
- Huts:The New Hawdon Hut is located upstream of Discovery Creek confluence below Walker Pass incline. Sudden Valley, Pfeifer, Poulter & East Hawdon Bivouacs have also been replaced. Hallejulah, Thompson, Waterfall and Top Cox Bivouacs have been permanently removed. Upper Cox Hut has been removed. Mingha Biv is to remain, it will be maintained by the Coast to Coast Race.
- AP Club Huts: Please note that NO ONE in Arthur's Pass Village has the door codes or keys to the NZAC, CMC or WCAC club huts, please get them before your arrival!
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