Avalanche forecast

Glencoe

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Highlights

GC4/4Dry fresh E wind cool Snowpack mainly stable isolated windslab steepest corrie rims+gully exits cornices suspect. aval haz low.

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Avalanche Activity

GC4/4Dry fresh E wind cool Snowpack mainly stable isolated windslab steepest corrie rims+gully exits cornices suspect. aval haz low.

Forecast Snow Stability: General snowpack stability will remain good in most areas. Isolated pockets of windslab may exist on the very steepest slopes around corrie rims and gully exits, these will generally be shallow and avoidable. Cornices will be suspect. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Snowpack Structure

Forecast Weather Influences: Mainly dry conditions are expected overnight and on Thursday. Winds will be generally Easterly, fresh becoming moderate. The freezing level will be around 600 metres in the morning rising to 950 metres through the day. Observed Weather Influences: It has been mainly dry with fresh Easterly winds, the freezing level rose to around 1000 metres. ObservedSnowStability: The snowpack is generally stable in most areas. Isolated surface instabilities exist on the very steepest slopes in particular around corrie rims and gully exits. Greatest accumulations of remaining snow are in the higher Northerly and Easterly corries. The avalanche hazard is Low.

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

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