Creag Meagaidh

CM 14/03. Some new thin windslab W through N to E aspects above 1000m. Good stability elsewhere. Low Hazard.

CM 14/03. Some new thin windslab W through N to E aspects above 1000m. Good stability elsewhere. Low Hazard.

Forecast Snow Stability: New moderately bonded windslab expected on West through North to East aspects above 1000 metres. Accumulations are not expected to be extensive and will be confined to the top of steep gullies and sharp edged coire rims. The snowpack at lower elevations will remain moist or crusty and well bonded. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Forecast Weather Influences: Some light showers of sleety snow for a time overnight and again later in the day. Freezing just below summit level. Strong West-South-West winds easing and becoming light Easterly during the morning. Observed Weather Influences: Mild and wet overnight, then cooler and drier. A few very light snow showers during the morning. Strong, blustery West-South-West winds. ObservedSnowStability: A period of poorer stability overnight with some minor wet slab cornice triggered avalanche activity high on a steep East aspect. Cooler, drier conditions brought rapid consolidation to the snowpack at all elevations. A trace of thin, wind drifted snow is present on a few, very sheltered North to East aspects above 1000 metres. The avalanche hazard is Low.