A light dusting of fresh snow over the tops ..read more

It has been around -2.5 degrees at 900m today at Creag Meagaidh with a light dusting of snow over the ..read more

As forecast, some new snow did arrive although it was mostly falling on bare ground between 700 and 900 metres ..read more

Whilst Creag Meagaidh has been enjoying a light dusting of snow and some generally nice weather this week, it is ..read more

Still a superficial cover over the hills at Creag Meagaidh with some shallow deposits in wind sheltered locations ..read more

Cold again today with the temperature around -5 degrees at 900m ..read more

No podium finish or looking good for the camera on the final lap, Creag Meagaidh metaphorically fell on its face into a puddle in front of the grandstand on the last day of the winter season.   (Above) The Post Face of Coire Ardair is there somewhere in the mist and rain.   (Above) Slightly clearer conditions over at Beinn a Chaorainn with a line of cornices still lingering around the top of its steep E-facing coire. It’s been a pretty awful season snow-wise. And snow aside, not particularly cold either. Hope springs eternal though, so fingers crossed for a properly snowy and cold 20 ..read more

In our bid to have an end of season look at the snow cover across the whole of our patch – and having heard of SAIS N.Cairngorm’s snowfall some days ago – we thought we might find a bit more of the white stuff further east at Drumochter, an outlier but putative part of the SAIS Creag Meagaidh area. Sadly, as the saying goes, the grass wasn’t any greener over there, though the grass was literally…err…greener.   (Above) What’s visible east of the A9. Not good. There are just a few more of these patches on the hills either side of the A9 corridor as it passes over Drumochter.   (Above ..read more

(Above) The Big Picture. Patchy snow cover now limited to places above 800m plus a few favoured gullies and scarp slopes at slightly lower altitudes. N and E aspects are where most of the bigger patches can be found.   (Above) Lochan a Choire and the Post Face of Coire Ardair et al. Was ridiculously warm today after heavy overnight rainfall. Windy too, as the white caps on the lochan attest.   (Above) Easy Gully and the Post Face of Coire Ardair. Not surprising there were several well-established waterfalls after the overnight deluge + meltwater. With plenty of water to lubricate the ..read more

Overnight the snowpack firmed up to leave a mostly supportive crust.  By midday the freezing level had rose to around summit level and the first drops of rain were arriving from the west. Thaw conditions are expected for the next couple of days with a possible return to colder conditions by the weekend although details are uncertain. (Above) Looking into Coire Chriochairein from Aberarder this morning.   (Above) Stumpy cornices on the East side of Beinn a Chaorainn. I suspect there are still some heavy lumps of cornice waiting to fall off in the current thaw, particularly this eve ..read more