Snow Watch 2016
03 May 2016 16:03 #68167
by JonWells
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The images are updated usually twice a day.
You can also access them by scrolling to the very bottom of this page, look under the "Resources" menu, then "Maloti-Drakensberg Satellite Images"
You can also access them by scrolling to the very bottom of this page, look under the "Resources" menu, then "Maloti-Drakensberg Satellite Images"
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06 May 2016 08:10 - 06 May 2016 08:11 #68250
by JonWells
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Here is the forecast snow for this weekend. The forecast freezing levels at the moment appear to be between 3100m and 3500m, so this could mean a mixture of snow/sleet/rain for some areas of the escarpment. Conditions for snow seem most favourable for
Mafadi
at the moment where over 20cm is currently forecast.
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09 May 2016 14:11 - 09 May 2016 14:16 #68361
by JonWells
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Once again it seems that only a fraction of the forecast snow materialised. Although there were reports of snowfall on the Black Mountains near Sani Pass, todays satellite image shows only a tiny amount of remaining snow in a few patches of the far Southern KZN Drakensberg (snow shown in red):
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Last edit: 09 May 2016 14:16 by JonWells.
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10 May 2016 13:06 #68376
by JonWells
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Afriski have shared some images on their
Facebook Page
showing a light dusting that occurred this morning.
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11 May 2016 08:07 #68389
by JonWells
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It appears that there was some fairly widespread snowfalls on the escarpment last night. Snow Report SA have shared a number of images showing snow on the peaks at Garden Castle, Giant's Castle, Amphitheatre, and Afriski.
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11 May 2016 08:09 #68390
by JonWells
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Update from Afriski:
"ROAD UPDATE: Currently there is a section of the pass that is inaccessible due to heavy snowfall. We will keep you updated when it is cleared"
"ROAD UPDATE: Currently there is a section of the pass that is inaccessible due to heavy snowfall. We will keep you updated when it is cleared"
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11 May 2016 08:30 #68391
by JonWells
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Image from Afriski's Facebook page:
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11 May 2016 08:54 #68393
by JonWells
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Update from
Cathedral Peak Hotel
"Winter has arrived and brought with it some snow - Most of the clouds are covering the snow but the mountains behind the Bell & Cathedral are Laden - Parts of Cleft Peak are also covered with snow...Definitely time to get the Winter wardrobe out!"
"Winter has arrived and brought with it some snow - Most of the clouds are covering the snow but the mountains behind the Bell & Cathedral are Laden - Parts of Cleft Peak are also covered with snow...Definitely time to get the Winter wardrobe out!"
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12 May 2016 13:40 #68421
by JonWells
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Unfortunately there were no good satellite images yesterday due to lingering cloud cover, but todays image is nice and clear, and shows the remaining high-lying snowfall in red:
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15 May 2016 14:54 #68441
by ghaznavid
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The south slopes of Tsepeng and Walkers had plenty of nice powder snow - so myself and Hobbit built this yesterday:
Here's Tsepeng from the pass yesterday:
Full writeup titled "Do You Want To Build a Snowman" coming soon...
Here's Tsepeng from the pass yesterday:
Full writeup titled "Do You Want To Build a Snowman" coming soon...
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