Just Waiting for a Moment…
1st April 2025
A beautiful dry and sunny day to explore the extent of the thawing and diminishing snow patches. Though the freezing level has been above the summits for a while, it remained cool at higher elevations with a fresh South-Easterly wind. At 850 metres it was around 9c. With perfect views it was possible to see familiar summits from not commonly viewed locations. The surprise of the day was observing cornices yet to collapse, whilst isolated and small these cornices non the less were rolling over and seemingly just waiting, that potential moment being unpredictable and quite impossible to gauge.
Snow patches will continue to thin and disappear as the mild conditions continue overnight and through the day. With potentially cornice collapse in mind but maybe even without… some small wet snow instabilities may develop in steeper sun exposed locations.
It looks like these mild, spring conditions will remain for the week.
Looking into Coire nam Beith.
A shady but complete Broad Gully in Coire nan Lochan…. just.
The back of Coire Gabhail and the Lost Valley Crags.
Stob Ghabhar and Coirein Lochan across on the Blackmount.
The East Ridge and North-East aspects of Meall a Bhuiridh, to downhill skiers the Fly Paper area and Spring Run.
Looking from the East into Coire an Easain and the North and North-East aspects of Clach Leathad.
Creiss and towards Stob a Ghlais Choire from above the Cam Ghleann.
From last weeks snow fall, isolated cornices remain and prone to collapse if they haven’t already, some rolling over lips remaining, elsewhere creep lines or cracks appearing as the remaining build up of snow slowly thaws and slumps. Here on Creiss, North-East aspects.
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