Sunshine with light winds.
4th March 2020
Finally a day of sunshine and light winds. Â Feeling chilly at higher levels with summit temperatures of around minus 4 Celsius. Â Visibility was mostly good with patchy low cloud over some of the more Southerly summits.
Underfoot conditions are mixed. Â The widespread crust is breakable in some areas to the extent where it doesn’t support a ski. This is due to a soft layer of facets just beneath the crust which have developed during the cold temperatures.
The Cairngorms looking stunning
Large cornices overhang this E facing slope.
Looking East down Ciste Mhearad.
In some areas facets lie beneath the widespread breakable crust.
Some further reading for those interested:
https://www.avalanche.ca/glossary?q=facets#faceted-snow
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