Almost t-shirt weather…
7th March 2025
A sunny and warm day in the Southern Cairngorms, a good day to stop and stare.
The remaining snowpack is patchy and mostly confined to North-West through North to East aspects above 900 metres. These persistent snow patches are confined to terrain features such as coire back walls and gullies. The freezing level was well above the highest summits and the snow is melting and diminishing further. Despite these thaw conditions the snow patches remain quite firm, especially in shady gullies and where not exposed to the influence of the strengthening spring sun. There was evidence of recent rock fall in the coire today and there are still some patches of ice clinging to the walls of Black Spout, which will eventually loose their battle with the mild conditions and gravity.
The plateau of Lochnagar is largely clear of snow and the ground has melted and the ground is very soft. There were quite a few Ptarmigan near the summit, still in winter plumage they stood out dramatically against the greens and browns, they will looking forward to the return to wintery conditions from Monday.
Lochnagar 1155 metres – The early morning cloud burnt off quickly to give warm sunny conditions.
Central, Shadow A and Shadow B Buttresses.
L to R – Tough Brown Face, Pinnacle, Black Spout and West Buttress.
A view up Black Spout, not complete anymore.
A view across to the Stuic.
Looking North from the summit of Lochnagar.
Warm and sunny conditions on the summit of Lochnagar 1155 metres.
Soft ground on the summit plateau, frost heave in action.
Ptarmigan on the summit plateau of Lochnagar, will be more camouflaged when wintery conditions return on Monday.
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