Torridon
Avalanche danger
- All elevations
- 1 · Low
Highlights
TO for 20/3. Snowpack well bonded and stable. Variable and often patchy cover, most snow above 800m. Low hazard.
Avalanche Activity
TO for 20/3. Snowpack well bonded and stable. Variable and often patchy cover, most snow above 800m. Low hazard.
Forecast Snow Stability: The existing snowpack will be well bonded and stable in all locations. New snow accumulations are not expected to be significant. Snow cover will be variable and often patchy with greatest accumulations remaining in gullies, corries and steep summit slopes above 800 metres. The avalanche hazard will be Low.
Snowpack Structure
Forecast Weather Influences: Showers at the start of the night will be snow above around 750 metres before clearing to give dry weather for most of the day. Rain at all levels developing at the end of the afternoon. The freezing level will start at around 750 metres rising above the summits before dawn and remaining mild for the rest of the day. Winds will be moderate East-South-Easterly. Observed Weather Influences: A mainly dry day with some summit snow showers in the afternoon. Winds were light and variable. The freezing level was around 800 metres. ObservedSnowStability: The remaining snowpack is well bonded and stable in all locations. The snow surface is beginning to refreeze above 800 metres in the colder temperatures. The snow cover is variable and patchy with greatest cover above 800 metres, in gullies, corries and on steep summit slopes. The avalanche hazard is Low.
Bulletin data: Scottish Avalanche Information Service (via EAWS / avalanche.report)