A fine day on the tops
31st December 2019
(Above) The East end of the Creag Meagaidh range. Inversion conditions with a light valley frost overnight; clear and calm am, in Glen Sherra, above the Spey Dam. Winds freshened Southerly on the tops.
(Above) Isolated patches only now remaining in high plateau areas; here on the slopes of Coire a Bhein.
(Above)Â Coire Dubh – now just a quick scamper thanks to our super newly issued, lightweight Mt Equip rucksacks 🙂
The isolated snow patches in gully heads are now hard, refrozen and stable.
(Above) Coire nan Gall. Not hard to see why we get numerous avalanche runs here – with a rock slab base in the start zones (when we have snow that is!!)
(Above) Wind farms more plentiful than snow fields at present!!
(Above) Oh - dear deer…..!!
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Keith
31st December 2019 5:09 pm
Interesting and well written article here https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/magazine/avalanche-school-heidi-julavits.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=The%20New%20York%20Times%20Magazine
On avalanches.
meagaidhadmin
1st January 2020 6:29 pm
Thanks, Keith. That’s an excellent article. Many germane learning points for both professional and recreational types.