Torridon

TOR for 10/01 Generally stable and shallow snowpack. Fresh windslab building, steep sheltered W to N aspects above 850m. Av Haz low.

TOR for 10/01 Generally stable and shallow snowpack. Fresh windslab building, steep sheltered W to N aspects above 850m. Av Haz low.

Forecast Snow Stability: In general, the snowpack will remain shallow and stable with a soft surface layer overlying a firm base and a good overall cover above 750 metres. However, due to wind redistribution, fresh localised areas of windslab will continue to build on steep sheltered West to North aspects above 850 metres. Terrain most affected will be tops of gullies and scarp slopes. The avalanche hazard will be Low.

Forecast Weather Influences: It will be a dry, part cloudy day, with light South-Easterly winds overnight, freshening and backing North-East by the afternoon. Multiple temperature inversions expected although freezing at all levels initially, rising to around 650 metres in the afternoon. Observed Weather Influences: Cold, clear and dry. Freezing at all levels. Fresh East-South-East winds at summit height, but much lighter at lower elevations. ObservedSnowStability: In general, the snowpack is shallow and stable with a soft surface layer overlying a firm base and a good overall cover above 750 metres. However, due to wind redistribution, pockets of fresh windslab are building on steep sheltered West to North aspects above 850 metres, but currently it is shallow and isolated. The avalanche hazard is Low.