Cold and sunny
8th January 2026
Finally a day for views! Cold temperatures remain, snow cover is good, the sun was shining, fresh winds across the plateau with light drifting. New windslab accumulations are fragile, and mostly developing above 1000 metres.
From the Fiacaill of Coire Cas ridge looking into Sneachda.
Avalanche debris stretching from the Cas Head Wall to the Cas ridge. (N to NE aspect).
Coire an t-Sneachda.
Carn Etchachan and The Shelter Stone Crag.
A general vista of the plateau looking South.
Cairngorm weather station.
The Cnap Coire na Spreidhe plateau.
Drifting snow on the summit of Cairngorm.
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Richard Christie
9th January 2026 9:56 am
What an incredible looking day! Very jealous. Looks like paradise up on the plateaux. Wonderful photos, thank you for posting.
ncairngormsadmin
9th January 2026 4:50 pm
Hi Richard,it was an increadible day, and nice to be able to see the landscape too, after all the days of poor visibility.
Thank you!