Mild with Overnight Cornice Collapse
17th March 2026
After some overnight rain it was a generally dry day. It was also mild with the freezing level well above the summits. Debris from a number of small to medium sized avalanches from the overnight period was noted Coire Ardair. I suspect these would have been cornice triggered, but the cloud was too low to see the current cornice situation. It was a relatively quiet day on the hill. I did meet two cheery folk (John and Gerard?) at the loch who had hope to find something to climb. Unfortunately for them everything was a bit soggy, it feels like the climbing season is drawing to a close here at Creag Meagaidh.
General observations while on the hill this year suggest that this has been one of the busiest years for climbing here for a good few years. At some point it might be interesting to have a look the number of logged ascents of the routes here on the website ukclimbing.com, and see how that has varied over the years.
A sign of a wet few days; all the pipes going and water over the top of the Laggan Dam. This is where most of the water that runs off the South side of Creag Meagaidh will end up.
Debris on the grass suggesting lots of water overnight.
Coire Ardair
The Inner Coire. Note a number of small to medium sized avalanches below the crags on the left.
Avalanche debris below The Wand. This was probably cornice triggered some time last night.
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