Patchy cover.
10th March 2026
Very patchy cover on our northern border up by the Corrieyairick Pass. Poor visibility hampered observations but the snow cover here is much less than over on the south side of Glen Spean, with Crega Meagaidh’s being somewhere in between, cover-wise.
There’s some persistent snow in the forecast falling down to about 800m overnight and during the day. Expecting new weak windslab development on N to E aspects above 900m with some new cornice development over and above it.
(Above) Looking south from near to the Corrieyaick Pass towards the Creag Meagaidh and Carn Liath massif. Wore a dense cloud cap + a cloak of mist at lower levels all day.
(Above) The head of the Corrieyairick Pass. Only a few isolated snow patches here.
(Above) Rill soon to be gully erosion on General Wade’s Military road WNW of Melgarve in the Upper Spey. I passed this way on Boxing Day 2025 and the road was nothing like the state I found it in today. Listed by Historic Scotland as a Scheduled Ancient Monument, it’s going to need quite a lot of restoration work very soon to arrest this sudden deterioration brought on no doubt by a series of heavy rainfall events.
(Above) Some of the sediment from the washed out section trapped by a water bar a little lower down the road. (The ‘road’ is officially closed to vehicle traffic save for the occasional farmer or estate vehicles).
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