A Grand Day Out

28th March 2022

It was a cloudy evening and day which meant that there was no ‘possible overnight frost’ as forecasted.  The sun did threaten to come out in the afternoon, but was soon engulfed with thicker clouds.  As a result, the snowpack continues to thaw slowly.  Taking advantage of the good weather, a grand tour of the Torridon area seemed appropriate.  It’s always good to get a good idea of where there is snow and where there isn’t snow.  I can confirm that there is more isn’t than is at this stage.  The freezing level will be dropping to 700 metres tomorrow which will mean that the snowpack will start to refreeze and snow is in the forecast.

Above: A rare appearance of Beinn Alligin on the Torridon blog.  Slightly more coastal than the other hills, she often holds less snow.

Above: The head of Coire a’Chaorachain.

Above: The bulky Beinn Damh (868m)

Above: Really ….. 

Above: A different view into Beinn Eighe.  Clouds started to break up around 1300.

Above: Sgurr an Tuill Bhain (934m), a subsidiary peak off Slioch.

Above: Our local hill (Creag Dhubh) from a different view point.

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