lochnagar

2 min read 2022-02-28 02:36:07

Firm cover.

Another thaw/freeze cycle coming up with some snowfall that will be mainly focused on the higher Cairngorm hills. Hopefully we won’t lose much snow

3 min read 2022-02-12 00:07:17

It was great to get some visibility and lower wind speeds today. This allowed us to get up over 1100 metres and poke our noses over the Lochnagar

1 min read 2022-02-08 23:18:08

We decided to avoid the very strong winds on the tops today with a wander up to Lochnagar Corrie. Still fairly cold with the freezing level around

2 min read 2022-02-05 00:31:14

It actually felt like Winter today! There was a high windchill where exposed to the strong Westerly winds and light snow showers throughout the day.

2 min read 2022-02-01 03:00:20

Well Aberdeenshire took a battering from Storm Corrie last night – An awful lot of trees have come down – along with the power lines. Apologies

1 min read 2022-01-28 23:31:21

A rather breezy day in the hills today but nothing compared to what has been forecast for tomorrow …. Check out

1 min read 2022-01-23 22:58:09

A windy day with a significant wind chill effect when you crossed exposed ground. The cloud kept rolling in and then receding around the corrie rim

2 min read 2022-01-18 22:40:19

Clear conditions first thing but the cloud blew in fairly rapidly during the late morning. Strong, cold wind at altitude with very firm patchy old

1 min read 2022-01-16 23:46:07

A bright day with a high wind chill. Great walking conditions with plenty people out around Lochnagar. The summit of Lochnagar. Remaining snow is

1 min read 2022-01-12 00:21:20

It was a cold start to the day but it wasn’t long before the freezing levels started rising. Most of the snow has started to refreeze becoming firm

16 min read 2022-01-10 17:34:00

JS and I cleverly did the Loony Dook at dawn, instead of the usual midday shindig (which is cancelled, this year, courtesy of COVID-19). It gives us

1 min read 2022-01-02 22:02:55

Another windy day, but not as bad as yesterday. Mainly dry with just the odd light shower and noticeably cooler than previous days. The weather is

1 min read 2022-01-01 23:06:18

It was a very windy day, so I stopped short of Glas Maol plateau. Conditions on the hill have not altered but it looks like it’s going to get a bit

3 min read 2021-12-31 23:54:54

I’d been thinking about Hogmanay when out today, how good or how bad some have been? Great to see our colleagues in Lochaber had actually done

1 min read 2021-12-25 23:06:54

Fairly benign down in the Glens first thing this morning but rather more challenging on the hill. Very cold in the strong winds with plenty of snow