More Snow – Poor visibility

5th January 2016

Another day of whiteouts and strong winds – a bit calmer in the corries.

Deep snow on West to North aspects but very hard and icy on windward slopes – very icy on the plateau !

Icy on the Cairngorm Plateau

Icy on the Cairngorm Plateau

 

 

A party crossing Coire an t Sneachda in the gloom

A party crossing Coire an t Sneachda in the gloom

east winds continue as the ice on the post points to the east, rime ice builds towards the wind.

east winds continue as the ice on the post points to the east, rime ice builds towards the wind.

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