Glencoe

GC 17/2. Poorly bonded windslab mainly on NW, N to E aspects above 900m. Sheltered gullies and exits affected. Av hazard Moderate.

GC 17/2. Poorly bonded windslab mainly on NW, N to E aspects above 900m. Sheltered gullies and exits affected. Av hazard Moderate.

Forecast Snow Stability: New snow will form areas of poorly bonded windslab in wind sheltered locations adding to existing windslab deposits. Greatest accumulations will be in sheltered gullies and on steep slopes with a North-West through North to Easterly aspect mainly above 900 metres. Where these windslab accumulations achieve significant depth they will be moderately bonded. Elsewhere the snowpack will be generally well bonded. The avalanche hazard will be Moderate.

Forecast Weather Influences: Overnight, the freezing level will be around 700 metres, it will rise to 1100 metres by midday then fall to 800 metres in the afternoon. After a dry night precipitation will fall as snow above 600 metres rising to 950 metres before falling to 800 metres. Moderate Southerly winds will strengthen becoming strong, South-Westerly by early morning. Observed Weather Influences: Last night and during the early hours of this morning new snow fell mainly above 800 metres, accompanied by light Westerly winds. Today was dry and calm, hardly any wind what little there was came from a North-Westerly direction. The freezing level was around 900 metres.

ObservedSnowStability: New amounts of windslab are generally not deep or extensive with the deepest accumulations being on wind sheltered Easterly aspects above 1050 metres. Here, localised moderately bonded soft windslab is present. Elsewhere the snowpack is frozen, generally well bonded and stable. The avalanche hazard is Moderate.