Lovat Scout

<p>1700m -5°c at 9:30am with overcast skies and lightly snowing. Temperature crust on the approach in the dense trees but supportive. 2000m and above in sheltered trees, 5-10cm of recent snow on top of a weak 2cm crust, on top of 5cm of facets on top of another very hard & supportive crust. At 2200m winds were light from the SW with Mod gusts. By 2pm it was +4°c at 1700m as the flurries stopped and the sun made an appearance. You'll be a winner if you go looking for some sheltered, north facing aspects! No natural avalanche activity observed. </p>

Terrain Ridden

Dense trees, Mellow slopes, Open trees.

Terrain Avoided

Steep slopes, Sunny slopes.

Avalanche Conditions

Rapid temperature rise to near zero degrees or wet surface snow.

Snow Conditions

Crusty, Heavy, Powder, Wind affected.

Weather Conditions

Cloudy, Warm, Windy.