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What's it like up nevis way at the moment???

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 funnybunnytom1 13 Dec 2013
Planning a trip to Nevis , just need to know some accurate reports. Has anyone been up there in the past week??
Tim Chappell 13 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

No, but I have been checking the webcam every day.

It is, trust me on this, grim up north.
 peebles boy 13 Dec 2013
In reply to Tim Chappell:

Harsh. But true...
Removed User 13 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

There is a picture from the CIC hut today here:
http://www.mountainmotion.co.uk/winter-courses/ben-nevis-conditions/
Tim Chappell 13 Dec 2013
In reply to Removed UserRichard Bentley:

Ooh, there's a bookmark. I used to use Alan Kimber's page to check up on the Ben, but the frequency of posts has gone right down on WCMG since Alan's retiral. So you will be providing a really useful service if you keep up this frequency! Thanks.
 Nathan Adam 13 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1: In a word, black !
 colin harvey 13 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

was up there on saturday gone. 5 , 4 and 3 had avalanched. the ramp above thompson's had come off and the debris was piled up in the unfrozen lochan. soggy snow and black, dripping rock. was raining and warming up so that all the ice on the slabs by the hut was gone by midday. 5 gully may have been ok but we opted for the pub.
 Jamie B 14 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

There's a very light dusting on the Mamores this morning, but it may well get washed off today. More forecast tomorrow night, but I think the main issue will then become wind.
In reply to Jamie B:

So sounds pretty dangerous up there ??
In reply to colin harvey:

Hmmmmm I think I'll give it a week or two haha
 Jamie B 15 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

> So sounds pretty dangerous up there ??

Dangerous in as much as if the snowfall comes in tonight as predicted and the winds continue then a lot of snow will get blown around and potentially deposited as windslab on steep ground, gullies, etc.

Defo worth keeping an eye on http://www.sais.gov.uk/page_lochaber.asp as the hazard level is likely to rise.
 Cameron94 15 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

Looking a bit more wintery today on the ben although the air temp at 1000m was still quite high. Rain was falling rather than snow and the winds were high as predicted.

 mmmhumous 21 Dec 2013
In reply to Tim Chappell:

> Ooh, there's a bookmark. I used to use Alan Kimber's page to check up on the Ben, but the frequency of posts has gone right down on WCMG since Alan's retiral. So you will be providing a really useful service if you keep up this frequency! Thanks.

Likewise, very useful site.
 Max Hunter 21 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

Here are a few pictures from my day on the Ben on 19th this week.

http://www.huntermountaineering.co.uk/2013/12/introduction-to-winter-in-sco...

Today I was in Stob Coire nan Lochan

http://www.huntermountaineering.co.uk/2013/12/stob-coire-nan-lochan-7/
In reply to Max Hunter:

Cheers
 mattnuttall 23 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

check SSIAS avalanche forecast.. Cairngorms may be better over coming week or so... but they on severe avalanche forecast too... we need more freeze. Gambling and going up Christmas Day anyway.

http://www.sais.gov.uk/latest-forecasts.asp
kevinr 23 Dec 2013
In reply to funnybunnytom1:

http://ecossemountains.blogspot.co.uk/

Skis or snowshoes may be required to access climbing venues...
kevinr 23 Dec 2013
In reply to mattnuttall:

waist deep drifts today at 600m
 mattnuttall 30 Dec 2013
In reply to kevinr:

Have done some good stuff in Northern corries and yesterday DeepCut on Hells Lum - but today there was a bit of a thaw and driving wet snow... if it all freezes again could be excellent but as you probably know forecast is distinctly 'mixed'... Heading West now for Hogmany... fingers crossed for icy Ben / Glen...
 Simon4 30 Dec 2013
In reply to mattnuttall:

Good effort getting Deep Cut in so early in the season, great route.

Unfortunately things seem a bit too hit and miss for those of us with a long way to come to try it.
In reply to mattnuttall:

Aye , cheers mate
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