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 goatee 30 Jan 2024

What are the conditions like in the West Highlands at the moment. I presume that the freakish warm spell has stripped the mountains. 

 Cog 30 Jan 2024
In reply to goatee:

There is still a lot of snow and the snow is very hard. I was above Cluanie yesterday.


 DizzyVizion 30 Jan 2024
In reply to goatee:

https://lochaberblog.sais.gov.uk/2024/01/a-calm-clear-day/

It's not looking too bad

Just watch out for the wind

 C Witter 30 Jan 2024
In reply to goatee:

In Glencoe yesterday, it felt like spring. There was only snow (in general) on NE faces above 800m. But, that snow was generally great neve. We were on Sgorr Dhearg, where we enjoyed a good grade I snow slope up the NE face to the summit then ambled down a sunny and snow free eastern arete/ridge, but I see from the logs that people were busy on SCNL yesterday and it looked white from the valley as we drove past on the way home.

More generally, much of the snow is gone and, conditions are extremely changeable because the temps are fluttering around freezing, rising above and falling below.


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