A blanket of Fresh Snow and Sunshine

25th March 2015

A cover of new snow presented a much better winter scene. Cold snow and new windslab building on Northerly aspects due to the South winds redistributing the lying snow. The sun quickly affected sun exposed slopes producing surface sluffs and potential surface wet slides.

 

Ascending to the Feith Buidhe - Loch Avon in the background

Ascending to the Feith Buidhe – Loch Avon in the background

Coire an t Sneachda -Cornices beginning to form above North-West aspects

Coire an t Sneachda -Cornices beginning to form above North-West aspects

Looking into Coire an t Sneachda from the Goat track - notable weak windslab building here

Looking into Coire an t Sneachda from the Goat track – notable weak windslab building here

Creep and fracture lines on an East aspect - Hells Lum crag Loch Avon

Creep and fracture lines on an East aspect – Hells Lum crag Loch Avon

Drifting snow froming windslab on North-West aspects

Drifting snow forming windslab on North-West aspects

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