Dry and very cold in the glen
8th January 2026
It was a very cold morning in upper Strathspey, -12.5C when I left my van about 1kn SE of Garvamore (at the same time it was -7C on the summit of Stob Coire Dubh, 900m).
It was a dry day with light winds and the recently deposited windslab is slowly consolidating in the settled conditions, though weaknesses remain especially in accumulations on steeper slopes. Greatest accumulations lie on North through East to South aspects above 900 metres. Fragile cornices are present above these aspects. Windslab with weaknesses also lies on South-West aspects.
(Above) Carn Liath, Stob Coire Dubh and pt.903m, with Coire nan Gall (left), Coire Dubh (centre) and Coire a’ Bhein (right).
(Above) View SE across Glen Shirra from the NE ridge of Carn Dubh.
(Above) Coire a’ Bhein (North facing)
(Above) Hills around the Corrieyairack Pass (SW Monadhliath).
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