Bright and Windy

20th March 2019

The snowpack is diminishing in the strong warm wind. Snowfields remain fairly extensive but snow is soft and deep in places. Getting colder on Saturday though.

Northern Corries and Cairngorm from Loch Morlich – note snow loss since yesterdays image

The cliffs of Coire an Lochain

Coire Chais headwall area

Cornice collapse triggered avalanche on East aspects at 1100 metres altitude – note horizontal crown wall fracture.

Fiachail Buttress

Dramatic clouds beyond the slopes of Coire Raibert

 

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