Breezy
30th January 2026
Plenty of evidence of scouring after the prolonged south easterly airflow and, not surprisingly, there’s very good snow stability on most windward slopes. There’s been drifting too and quite often the transition from hard underfoot conditions to wind drifted snow is really abrupt in some places. It’s quite crusty below 750m but better/firmer above this altitude where you’re less likely to punch through with each footstep. Winds are due to ease a little over the course of Saturday but drifting will continue for a time and the weaker windslab we have on steep SW to N aspects above 900m will get an additional top up.
(Below) Bealach a Bharnish. Quite ‘spicy’ airflow above 800m with more or less continuous drifting today.
(Above) The East Ridge of Beinn a Chaorainn viewed from the south.
(Above) Beinn a Chaorainn, with the north-facing side of the East Ridge nearest the camera.
(Above) A view across to Coire nan Laogh, one of the few true west apsects at SAIS Creag Meagaidh. It’s starting to fill in with weak windslab near the top.
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