Just back in Newtonmore after four days on the BMG winter training course.
Some mixed weather, including a really wet day in Glencoe when we were looking at some short roping where everything got a soaking.
Yesterday was spent looking at the Scottish snowpack and avalanche hazard which was timed perfectly for a day when the hazard was higher than had been forecasted. We found a human-triggered avalanche that had gone off about five minutes before we arrived and had travelled around a hundred meters. It was a good reminder about how much you have to be on the ball in Scotland, due to the rapidity of the changes of the weather and therefore the snow.
You can sign up for text avalanche bulletins and get the latest forecasts here: http://www.sais.gov.uk/latest-forecasts.asp
The weather looks set to stay dry and stable for a few days, so after a rest day today I’m hoping to get out climbing, the buttress climbs are looking white again.
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