Freezing on the summits
25th January 2023
After several mild days the freezing level dropped to around 800 metres today and there was a dusting of fresh snow. Still a net loss unfortunately as more was melting low down than was gained high up. At least the rate of snow loss has slowed down.
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Stuc Coire an Laoigh
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Sgurr Ban and Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe, Beinn Eighe.
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Just a dusting of fresh snow on Spidean Coire nan Clach at midday.
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These ptarmigan in Coire an Laoigh are well camouflaged. How many can you spot. Answers in the comments.
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Coire an Laoigh, Beinn Eighe. This is a common corrie for avalanche forecasters to visit as it holds snow well and has good access.
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Creag Dhubh, Beinn Eighe.
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Liathach
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Colin
25th January 2023 4:44 pm
4 Ptarmigan ?
Keith Horner
25th January 2023 5:20 pm
I’d say 4 ptarmigan as well – assuming ptarmigan is the plural of ptarmigan….?
torridonadmin
25th January 2023 8:05 pm
According to google the plural can be ptarmigan or ptarmigans. Ptarmigan sounds better to me.
There are definitely more than 4 though.
Matthew Hay
25th January 2023 5:22 pm
I count 7
Attila
25th January 2023 6:43 pm
5?
David W
25th January 2023 8:21 pm
5 ptarmigans by my eyes (and glasses)
Mr John Lumbard
25th January 2023 10:15 pm
Definitely six, but possibly seven if the what appears to be a ptarmigan near the top right hand corner is a bird and not a feature in the snow where it abuts the grass by the large stone.
ps Thanks for the daily blog and photos – they are a daily reminder of just how special the Scottish mountains are in winter.
Andy Williams
26th January 2023 12:23 am
Sure I can see 6!
torridonadmin
26th January 2023 8:43 am
It’s great to see that lots of you have responded to this. There are definitely 6 and possibly 7. I only counted 6 when I took the photo but looking closer there’s probably one more. Snowfall and a strong wind didn’t help when I was there and some out of focus snowflakes in the photo aren’t making it easy either. I’ll post a marked up photo in the Torridon blog for the 26th January showing where the 6 (or 7) are.