Avalanche forecast

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Highlights

TO for 16/2. Isolated wet snow instabilities mainly on steep N-E aspects above 800m. Elsewhere mostly stable. Cornices! Low hazard.

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Avalanche Activity

TO for 16/2. Isolated wet snow instabilities mainly on steep N-E aspects above 800m. Elsewhere mostly stable. Cornices! Low hazard.

Forecast Snow Stability: Isolated wet snow instabilities will persist mainly on steep North to East aspects above 800 metres with locations where the more recent soft snow overlies the older firm snowpack particularly affected. In other locations the snowpack is consolidating and stability is generally good. Any remaining cornices will be prone to collapse. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Snowpack Structure

Forecast Weather Influences: Rain overnight followed by a mainly dry day. Fresh South-Westerly winds overnight become light and variable during the day. The freezing level remains above the summits. Observed Weather Influences: It was a wet day with light South-Easterly winds. The freezing level was well above the summits. ObservedSnowStability: Isolated wet snow instabilities are present mainly on steep North to East aspects above 800 metres with locations where the more recent soft snow overlies the older firm snowpack particularly affected. In other locations the snowpack is consolidating and stability is generally good. Cornices are prone to collapse. The avalanche hazard is Low.

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

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