Clear today

13th January 2016

Always a bonus to get good visibility.

Morning Alpenglow, Beinn A' Bhuird.

Morning Alpenglow, Beinn A’ Bhuird.

It was a clear day today, no new snow or drifting.

Good cover.

Good cover.

The snow cover is excellent from around 600 metres. Recently the winds have gone round the ‘directional clock’ redistributing the snow on all aspects. Worth checking our reports on snow stability.

Rimed 1.3 metre boundary post.

Rimed 1.3 metre boundary post.

Piste machine climbing out of Corrie Fionn.

Piste machine climbing out of Corrie Fionn.

The ski area looked busy today with lots of work going on to open up runs.

Sam investigating top of the Garbh Corries.

Sam investigating top of the Garbh Corries.

Windslab was noted on many aspects.

Pit site.

Pit site.

At our pit site we noted a temperature gradient and onset of some unstable crystals that could develop over the next few days. Our reports will highlight this if it becomes significant.

Ski-ing back to the road.

Ski-ing back to the road.

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