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Lochaber

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LO for 9/2. Generally hard and icy, with a few shallow and avoidable patches of windslab on various aspects above 1000m. Low hazard

Avalanche Activity

LO for 9/2. Generally hard and icy, with a few shallow and avoidable patches of windslab on various aspects above 1000m. Low hazard

Forecast Snow Stability: Little change is expected. The majority of the snowpack will remain hard, icy and stable. Some shallow and generally avoidable patches of windslab will exist in wind sheltered locations on various aspects above 1000 metres. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Snowpack Structure

Forecast Weather Influences: Another dry cold day with a freezing level around 400 metres and gale force Easterly winds. Observed Weather Influences: It was a dry day with the freezing level around 300 metres all day. The strong and gusty wind was from the South-East. ObservedSnowStability: The old snowpack remains very hard, icy and stable. There was some of yesterday\'s soft snow being blown around in the wind, but little seemed to be settling anywhere. However, some shallow pockets of windslab can be found in wind-sheltered locations on various aspects above 1000 metres. These are generally avoidable. The avalanche hazard is Low.

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

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