Avalanche forecast

Glencoe

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Highlights

GC21/1 Mainly dry odd spot drizzle. The snowpack will remain firm and icy with a serious slip potential. Avalanche hazard Low.

Avalanche Activity

GC21/1 Mainly dry odd spot drizzle. The snowpack will remain firm and icy with a serious slip potential. Avalanche hazard Low.

Forecast Snow Stability: Snow cover will remain limited with greatest accumulations to be found in the higher Northerly and Easterly corries. Snowpack stability will generally remain good with a firm surface persisting in most areas. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Snowpack Structure

Forecast Weather Influences: It will remain mainly dry with the possibility of the odd spell of light drizzle. Winds will be fresh generally from the West. The freezing level will rise above the summits. Observed Weather Influences: Cold conditions overnight gave a frost to most levels. Today has been dry with moderate to fresh Westerly winds, the freezing level is around 800 metres. ObservedSnowStability: The snowpack remains firm and icy in many areas. Greatest accumulations are in sheltered gullies and on Northerly and Easterly aspects mainly above 850 metres. Stability is generally good. The avalanche hazard is Low.

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

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