Scottish winter conditions

Below are daily reports of  Scottish winter snow conditions.

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Scottish winter conditions

13th Jan Scottish winter conditions

Scottish winter conditions
Walking into Sneachda, Snowy but great, Scottish winter conditions

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HMMM, Scottish winter conditions

 

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Lots of fresh snow and some wind slab, Scottish winter conditions

12th Jan Scottish winter conditions

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Coire an Lochan looking more wintery, Rimed up and the snow getting more consolidated. Scottish winter conditions

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Ice forming more and more.  Slightly soft ice.  Great placements Scottish winter conditions

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Lots of spin drift but this didn’t stop the fun. Scottish winter conditions

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 Another happy group. Scottish winter conditions

11th Jan Scottish winter conditions

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East Ridge of Beinn a’Chaorainn, snowy bit windy bit great. Scottish winter conditions

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Ben and Alex, Scottish winter conditions

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Ed and will,  Scottish winter conditions

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Mixing it up  Scottish winter conditions

10th Jan Scottish winter conditions

Scottish winter conditions
Emergency shelter digging at the morraines in Sneachda.

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Very windy and blizzards from the NW. Scottish winter conditions

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Goggles essential Scottish winter conditions

9th Jan 2015

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Coire an Lochan wind blasted but quite a lot of ice around. Scottish winter conditions

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Practising ice movement near No4 Buttress Coire an Lochan. Scottish winter conditions

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Happy after a fun bum slide back down. Scottish winter conditions

8th Jan 2015

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The Mirror Direct and Patey’s route. Scottish winter conditions

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“Fly” not that sure about spindrift. Scottish winter conditions

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People climbing Fluted Buttress direct today and central. Scottish winter conditions

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Josh, Reanne and Ross enjoying Fiacall ridge. Scottish winter conditions

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Central Sneachda. Scottish winter conditions

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Lots of fresh wind slab in coire an Lochan. Scottish winter conditions

 

Scottish winter conditions

7th Jan 2015

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Front pointing on the ice in Sneachda, Scottish winter conditions

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A very depleted Sneachda, still ice on the mirror direct. Central gully and the runnel look complete.

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The Fiacall buttress still holding on Invernookie was climbed today in reasonable condition.