Warm in the Sun
13th April 2021
Covid -19
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A lovely spring day; cold in the shade, but very warm in direct sunlight with high insolation levels. Although there is a thin covering of snow on all aspects, deeper pockets of moderately well bonded windslab remain mainly on steep NE to SE aspects above 800m. Otherwise, the snowpack has generally good stability. 
(Above) The main Fannaich mountains. Looking very snowy, but generally only a shallow covering. The snowline is around 300m. on the more shaded aspects, higher on aspects exposed to the sun.
(Above) Looking into Toll an Lochain; the NE coire of A’ Chailleach (997m.) with Loch Toll an Lochain (660m.) remaining frozen over. Two small (size 1) avalanches observed (not clear in the photo) in the back corner of the coire, likely from yesterday, cornice triggered on the scarp slope. Large drooping cornices noted along the skyline ridge to the right.
(Above) Looking west to Slioch (980m.) on the left and Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair (1019m.), Sgurr Ban (989m.) on the right.
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