No respite
3rd March 2015
Skis on at Aberarder Farmhouse.
Skinning at 350m. Hard going at higher altitudes even on skis.
Faster progress where there’s been a little scouring.
Site of the full depth avalanche on Sron a Ghoire. 3.5m crownwall now completely drifted over.
Ardverikie Wall, the well-known ‘Scottish’ Severe (aka Hard Severe) is in the lee of that crag.
The weather was terrible today. Camera came out during very brief breaks. Snow showers and drifting all day. Very deep snow in all sheltered lee areas and breaking trail on skis generally slow through the deep stuff.
The wind, along with the snow showers, is forecast to ease later on Wednesday though drifting will continue overnight and into the morning. Little, if any, improvement expected in stability on most recent lee slopes. Large and developing cornices in place, too. Access will be difficult and skis or snowshoes the most sensible modes of travel, though breaking trail likely to be strenuous.
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Grant Duff
3rd March 2015 6:29 pm
More and more snow with more forecast for higher ground next week this has been some year.