Last updated: 02 April 2008
Regular Ball Pass Crossings and Climbing Courses are running on schedule, see dates. Good ice climbing conditions for Introductory Climbing courses at Caroline Hut.
Fitzgerald Pass: Closed for the season due to crevasses.
Party en route to Ball Pass
Very hot summer temperatures have resulted in substantial snow melt, exposing large crevasses and reducing the amount of glacier ice. Access to traditional routes has become difficult in many places. Ascents of Aoraki Mount Cook via the Linda Glacier have been suspended due to to an unacceptably high risk of ice avalanches.
Guided party reaching the summit of Aoraki/Mount Cook
Alpine Recreation has decided to suspend all ascents of Aoraki Mount Cook via the Linda Glacier due to an unacceptably high risk of ice avalanches threatening the standard ascent route.
Linda Glacier as seen from summit of Aoraki / Mount Cook 07 September 2007
A large ice avalanche off Mount Silberhorn is obliterating the ascent route on the Linda Glacier. Alpine Recreation considers this hazard unacceptably high.
Linda Glacier as seen from high up on the Glacier, 06 September 2007. Photo Marty Schmidt
Tekapo High Country: The season is closed.
Mount Cook Glaciers: The season is closed.
Backcountry Avalanche Advisory
Ski run from Kelman Hut, Tasman Glacier