Avalanche forecast

Glencoe

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Highlights

GC 3/4. Dry and sunny. Patchy snow above 900m on N-E aspects above 900m is stable but with a few fragile cornices. Low Hazard.

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Avalanche Activity

GC 3/4. Dry and sunny. Patchy snow above 900m on N-E aspects above 900m is stable but with a few fragile cornices. Low Hazard.

Forecast Snow Stability: The remaining patchy snow, on mainly North to East aspects above 900 metres, will continue to thaw and diminish at all levels and will be stable. The remaining few cornices on these aspects will be prone to collapse. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Snowpack Structure

Forecast Weather Influences: It will remain dry and clear with plenty of sunshine through the day. Easterly winds slowly increasing moderate to fresh. The freezing level will remain above the summits. Observed Weather Influences: A mild, dry and sunny day with moderate to fresh South-Easterly winds. The freezing level has remained above the summits throughout the period. ObservedSnowStability: The remaining patchy snow is thawing and diminishing at all levels, most rapidly in areas exposed to the sun, and is stable. The greatest cover is mainly on North to East aspects above 900 metres, in gullies, on steep banks, and around coire rims and gully tops. A few isolated cornices remain on higher summits on these aspects. The avalanche hazard is Low.

Bulletin data: Scottish Avalanche Information Service (via EAWS / avalanche.report)

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