In reply to Mike Lates:
Loads of snow in Glen Shiel as I drove through this morning. More than on the Ben (for a comparable height) as far as I could tell. I reckon much of that cover will survive the imminent rain, but, perusing the forecasts, goodness knows when the wind will stop blowing.
Looking out over the storm-tossed Sound of Sleat at the clouds scudding past Ben Sgritheall, I concur: altitude training it is!!