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A good refreeze in Coire an t'Sneachda after yesterday, but still very windy. Good neve in Alladins Couloir. Teams seen climbing The Runnel, Fingers Ridge, Red Gully, Alladins Mirror & Direct.
Reports of the ice on Hell's Lum looking good, but the snow and snow ice being sugary and soft.
Some photos on the blog of Hells Lum and general coire conditions.
http://www.cairngormadventureguides.co.uk/blog.html

In reply to Cairngorm Adventure Guides:

Great conditions today. Lots of teams out in both Sneachda and Lochain, the latter beautifully rimed. (Mess of Pottage a bit black but gradually whiter on the more westerly buttresses.) I was lucky/early enough to get first dibs on both Red Gully and The Runnel. The former was particularly good value today. Pristine fat water ice at the first step and another wee pitch of ice further up. No cornice on that and it was 60 seconds' work to cut through at the top of The Runnel. Goat Track very well consolidated.

In reply to Cairngorm Adventure Guides:

We did Aladdin's Mirror Direct and it was in pretty good nick bar for some streaming water, hopefully it will freeze up again as forecast.

In reply to Steve Perry:

Are you in the second from bottom pic? http://alanhalewood.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/winter-ml-assessment.html

In reply to AlH:

No that isn't us unfortunately, which is a shame as its a really nice pic.

That last ones a cracker as well. What light setting did you have your camera on?

In reply to adamarchie:

I was one of the two lads you were talking to at the top of Fiacaill Ridge- we went to check out Red Gully on your advice, snow was amazing, as you say; only wish we had been on it as early as you were! Unfortunately as the warm front preceding this afternoon's forecast storm moved in, the snow was melting and getting significantly softer in front of our eyes, as well as big gusts whipping down. We were low enough to sack it off and walk out, as it was starting to feel like it should be pitched, which would have taken too long, but I guess barring any significant cornice formation a refreeze should hopefully bring it back in nicely...