Mild
12th December 2024
Another day of high pressure and inversion conditions. Below freezing at glen levels first thing and midday summit temperatures of around 6C. The snowpack became softer on sun facing slopes as the day progressed. Shaded aspects remained icy with a breakable crust. Significant amounts of rime ice coated the buttresses earlier in the week but now they look quite bare after yesterdays mild temperatures.
Looking South, Beinn Mheadhoin to the left, Loch Etchachan can be seen in the distance.
The Fiacaill Chais, Fiacaill buttress, Lochain behind.
Looking down Strath Nethy from Cnap Coire na Spreidhe.
The summit of Cairngorm, Ciste Mhearad in the foreground.
Soft snow on sun exposed slopes.
Left to right, the top of Carn Etchachan, Shelter Stone, Ben Macdui and Cairn Toul.
A distant view of Cairngorm from the Glen feshie hills. Photo A Thacker.
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