Winter’s in retreat (for now).
15th April 2015
Part of the Post Face of Coire Ardair today. Minor waterfall alongside first pitch of Last Post.
Falling ice and rocks remain an issue. Quite a few cornices have collapsed but many remain in place. The Post Face is stripped of ice of course and only the principal low grade gullies remain complete and wide.
6th April. NE shoulder of Sron a Ghoire. Top left skyline is approx 800m
Photo taken 15th April. Same place as above. Avalanche slid 12th April.
Full depth avalanches continue to threaten to rumble down in a few places; glide cracks continue to widen.
Lowest snow patch (bottom left) on Sron a Ghoire now at 420m.
Creag Meagaidh low altitude snow patches are suffering a distinct dip in form before the finals of the SAIS Snow Patch Olympics! The one at 360m is now gone. Reliable sources tell me SAIS Lochaber have patches of “reasonable size” as low a 470m, so all bets are off for the time being.
This one is just hanging on near the Allt Dubh burn at 400m. Just…hanging on.
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Grant Duff
15th April 2015 7:15 pm
Coire Ardair still looks great and a great time now for a wee visit.