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Ramshead area

18/07/2016
Currently Low danger on all aspects. The 70cm wind slab has bonded well to the melt / freeze layer from last rain event.

Wind Slab/Storm Slab 12-13 July 

There has been a lot of snow and it will have blown and settled to form deep pockets of wind slab. This new snow has fallen on a layer of melt freeze from the rain and Solar from last week. This could cause a weak layer that will stay around for the near future. Again please give the snow time to settler and bond before hitting terrain of plus 30 degrees. 
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Type
Wind-Storm Slab

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Size
LArge

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Likelyhood
Very likely

Rain Event 8 July

With the rain that fell during the week the snow pack has now become Saturated. The buried surface hoar has decomposed into melt forms and had bonded well. There were no results from Compression test and there were no signs of instability on lee slopes north facing. 
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Type
Rain

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Size
Small

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Likelyhood
Unlikely

15 CM wind Slab July 1

East aspect @1900m
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Type
Wind Slab


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Size
Small

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Likelyhood
Likely

Buried Surface Hoar - 1cm
ON June 24 Wind Slab

East aspect @ 1900m.

Will continue to monitor these weak layers.
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Type
Wind Slab

Size
Small

Likelyhood
Very Likely

48 cm Wind slab Jun 24 

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Type
Wind Slab

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Size
Medium


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Likelyhood
Likely

Buried Surface Hoar - 20cm@
0n June 22 Storm Slab


East aspect @ 1900m.

Dry snow.
Will continue to monitor these weak layers.
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Type
Storm Slab

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Size
Medium

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Likelyhood
Possible

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