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TO for 26.12 Remaining snowpack will thaw and stability will be good. During day above 900m surface will start to refreeze. Haz Low

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TO for 26.12 Remaining snowpack will thaw and stability will be good. During day above 900m surface will start to refreeze. Haz Low

Forecast Snow Stability: The remaining, diminished, snowpack will continue to thaw, and stability will generally be good. During the day above around 900 metres its surface will start to refreeze and become firmer. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Snowpack Structure

Forecast Weather Influences: Winds will very strong initially, then gradually decreasing through the period to be light during the afternoon. West-South-Westerly overnight, slowly backing late morning and afternoon to South-South-Easterly. Rain at all levels during the evening is expected to dry out after midnight leaving a mainly dry day. The freezing level will lower to be around 1000 metres from midnight. Observed Weather Influences: It was a mild day, with the freezing level above the summits and mainly light rain at all levels. Winds were gale force South-South-Westerly. ObservedSnowStability: The remaining snowpack continues to thaw and consolidate, and stability is generally good. It lies mainly on North-East to South-East aspects above 750 metres. The avalanche hazard is Low.

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

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