Baltic!
2nd February 2021
Covid -19
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Gale force Easterly winds combined with freezing temperatures led to a significant windchill in the Fannaichs today. As a result, I struggled to get much above 500 metres altitude. There are obvious areas of windslab building in sheltered locations as unconsolidated surface snow is drifting in the strong winds.
(Above) Even from a distance, spindrift was visible blowing off Beinn Liath Mhor Fannaich and Sgurr Mor.
(Above) It remains hard going breaking trail through breakable crust and deeper drifts, even with snowshoes.
(Above) Although most of the drifting snow is being blown to lower levels in the strong winds and onto lower angle terrain, fresh unstable windslab is building in steep sheltered areas at higher elevations, mainly on South-West to North-West aspects. Windward (Easterly) aspects have good stability and are scoured in exposed locations.
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