Another fine day

14th March 2015

Another fine day.  A Saturday, too, so lots of people about enjoying themselves.  Its remained dry so the fresh windslab has been formed by the wind changing direction from SW to SE and moving some loose snow onto NW aspects and forming windslab there.

Ben Starav looms over Loch Etive-seen from Stob Coire Raineach

Ben Starav (with ‘smoking’ cloud cap) looms over Loch Etive – seen from Stob Coire Raineach

Surface hoar near the summit of Stob Coire Raineach

Surface hoar near the summit of Stob Coire Raineach

This looked like a wet snow slide caused by the warm sun on the SE aspect of Stob Coire Raineach

This looked like a wet snow slide caused by the warm sun on the SE aspect of Stob Coire Raineach

Erosion from this NE aspect onto NW facing lee slopes in South-Easterly wind.

Erosion from this NE aspect onto NW facing lee slopes in South-Easterly wind.

 

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