Avalanche forecast

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Highlights

TO for 1/2. Very limited and patchy snow. Snow patches will be firm and icy. Low hazard.

Avalanche Activity

TO for 1/2. Very limited and patchy snow. Snow patches will be firm and icy. Low hazard.

Forecast Snow Stability: Little change is expected. The snow cover will remain very limited. Snow patches will be very firm and icy with largest areas on steep North through East to South-East aspects above 900 metres, mostly in gullies and around coire rims. Mainly bare ground elsewhere. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Snowpack Structure

Forecast Weather Influences: A dry, cloudy day with light to moderate North-Easterly winds. Cold overnight and warming during the day but freezing level poorly defined due to a temperature inversion. Observed Weather Influences: It was a cold, cloudy day with light and variable winds. After an overnight frost the freezing level rose to around 600 metres. ObservedSnowStability: The snow cover is limited and very patchy. Snow patches are very firm and icy with largest areas on North through East to South-East aspects above 900 metres, mostly in gullies and around coire rims. Mainly bare ground elsewhere. The avalanche hazard is Low.

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

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