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Evening all,

I am heading to Scotland for a week tomorrow with 3 friends and we're looking for some location advice. We have hired a camper van for the week so can head anywhere in the Highlands, but this is only our 3rd trip so we're looking for low grade/classic routes.

I am aware that its effectively summer conditions at the moment, but some snow and lower temperatures have been forecast from now on.

So would mixed routes in the Cairngorms be a good option with no ice or consolidated snow around? - or should we seek out something as high above the freezing level as possible on the Ben?

Thanks for any help!

Chris

There's a couple of groups on Facebook for ground conditions UK mountain areas and ground conditions in Scottish mountain areas that would be worth joining.

Probably going to snow on high ground every day. Winds will be high much of the time: mainly westerlies but other provenances will appear also. 

- More wintery than in recent weeks

- Poor visibility at times

- Hard going in high winds and new snow

- Scouring and deposition leading to potential avalanche conditions probably on Eastern aspects: keep an eye on SAIS forecasts