Mild
24th February 2026
It was a dry and bright day with the summit temperature on Cairn Gorm reaching +3 degrees Celsius. It was feeling particularly mild if you could find shelter from the gale force Southerly winds, and even more so if you could find a spot in the sun which made a brief appearance. When exposed to the wind, progress felt challenging. Snow bridges and cornices are weak and prone to collapse.
The freezing level is due to stay well above the summits throughout this evening and tomorrow so the snowpack will continue to slowly thaw. Although there was snow loss today at lower elevations, cover still remains good above 800 metres. The lower sections of the buttresses are looking blacker, but the upper sections are still looking very wintry, being covered in plenty of rime which survived today’s thaw.
Taken early morning looking across the Allt Mòr looking up towards Coire Cas and the ski area, Coire an t-Sneachda and Coire an Lochain.
Climbers walking into the Lairig Ghru with Lurcher’s Crag on the left.
The Aonach Bowl and The Ciste. Ciste Crag can be seen on the left hand side of the image. People were climbing the rock here in the sun this afternoon, with skiers enjoying the spring snow beneath them. It was feeling very much like spring at lower elevations if you could find a spot out of the wind and in the sun.
The Ptarmigan Bowl. No lifts operating here today due to the gale force Southerly winds.
Strath Nethy and Bynack More.
Coire Laogh Mòr.
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