Both sides of Liathach
14th February 2026
Fresh snow, light winds and blue skies this morning. It gradually got cloudier as the day went on.
The older snow remains frozen and very firm. The fresh snow fell yesterday afternoon and evening with fairly light winds and is mostly soft, unconsolidated and stable on all aspects. Near higher summits and ridges there are localised areas of moderately bonded windslab.
Increasing winds and fresh snow in the next 24 hours will lead to a build up of windslab with the soft snow from today potentially acting as a weak layer.
Some nice early morning light for the first few shots.
Liathach
Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe and Creag Dhubh, Beinn Eighe.
Slioch
Stuc Coire an Laoigh to Sgurr nan Fhir Duibhe, Beinn Eighe.
Snow on the A832 just outside Kinlochewe this morning.
Photos below from my journey up Coireag Dubh Beag and down Coire Liath Mhór, Liathach
Coireag Dubh Beag, Liathach.
Access Gully, Coireag Dubh Beag, Liathach
Coire Liath Mhór, Liathach. The sun was causing some ice fall here today.
About 4cm of soft unconsolidated snow on firm older snow.
The track and burrow from a vole, I think.
A few more pictures from the area below.
Beinn an Eòin
Beinn Dearg
From left to right, Beinn Alligin, Beinn Dearg, and Beinn an Eòin.
Ice on Loch Clair. The last two nights have been cold.
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