Very cold with snow showers
16th January 2015
Summit temperatures as low as minus 9 today, improved visibility and a variable snowpack.
Poor visibility in snow showers, strong winds on the ridges
Very cold with drifting snow
Deep windslab in cross loaded areas
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David J Elliott
17th January 2015 5:36 am
From Victoria BC Canada
I enjoy your reports. I first Skied Cairngorm in 1959 when we walked up from the loch, the road was not open. I then skied annually so saw the first lifts open. I about February 1963 I recall walking from the zig zags on the old road up to the shieling in a blizzard with about 6 behind me, the road was under 15ft of snow. In 1965 I spent much of the later season working for Frith Finlayson at Ecosse Ski in the workshop and skiing/patrolling the hill. In 1966 I came to Canada and skied and patrolled here being in the Canadian Ski Patrol as a volunteer. So I learnt something about avalanches.
I am a little amused at the very cold. its all relative, the coldest I have skied in is -25C and the coldest I have know was a night temperature of -45C in northern BC. However tis was without the wind. To go up the hill daily shows dedication, keep it up.
ncairngormsadmin
4th March 2015 5:50 pm
Thanks David for your post – its great to hear that you keep in touch with the Scottish hills through our blogs – Yes cold is all relative of course – and likewise I have experienced -45 in the arctic too – but here as you know its the wind so it all adds up – thanks for your support from Canada
all the best
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