South-Easterlies…
12th February 2025
The cold South-Easterly flow continued today, and is set to remain in place for the next 48 hours at least. This will most likely bring any breaks in cloud to the west side of Scotland.
It is expected to stay windy and cloudy in the Cairngorms. If today is anything to go by it will feel bitterly cold on the high plateaus of the Cairngorms. Today overnight drifting was very much in evidence, with fresh accumulations of windslab around coire rims, gully tops and convexities. Elsewhere, these accumulations are more isolated, and avoidable with careful route finding.
The snow remains quite sensitive in the cold temperatures, and correspondingly the Avalanche Hazard is Moderate.
The distant crags of Carn Etchachan, which lies to the south of Loch Avon.
Looking down into Coire an t-Sneachda to a party on the true left back of ‘Jacobs Ladder’. The greatest windslab accumulation is mostly around the coire rim, but the “crag aprons” (down at right of the party) are also harbouring isolated deeper accumulations. These remain poorly bonded to the older, firmer snow underneath in the cold temperatures. In most cases the base of the crags can be reached with diligent route finding.
A view into Coire an Lochain from just above the Allt Coire an t-Sneachda.
Coire an t-Sneachda
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