drumochter with Xscream290 - some additional photos.

sun burny

mixed to great

gary + alan sloan

offpistescotland at tiscali dot co dot uk

The West Drumochter hills from North to South.

Light winds, good vis.

Skiable snow at 550m, less on south facing slopes, best snow to South of Geal Charn. The gully line to North and West of Sgairneach Mhor was very well filled with wide cover on Westerly shoulder. Final descent from Coire Creagach reached Allt Coire Dhomhain

Gary Todd and Alan Sloan

alansloan at btconnect dot com

Ben Lawyers Road end skinned up road to road bend (622377) the across hillside to joni old drovers track abd burn flowing out of Coire Chonnaidh. Up on good snow to shallow corrie on SE side of Beinn Ghlas (stopped at widnscoured rocks and just below summit gulley. DEscent down on reasonable snow to to about 680m. Skinned back up to peaklet on left hand side at about 950m. Some slab on Se aspect 6 -8 inches. Mixed snow on descent powder, slab, crust, water ice, the usual scottish bag. Skied down burn to fence line and then between both sets of old sheilings to road. Red run back to car.

ovecats with snow throughout. Very cold at about 12pm. Suprisingly light winds despite forecast and Cameron McNeish doomsayer on radio in morning.

Mixed snow on descent powder, slab, crust, water ice, the usual scottish bag. Shallow sheltered ares had very good scottish powder. some deep unconsolidated areas. Larger SE faxcing slopes could be challenging.

Gary Todd & N Raitt (Eagles)

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After the car did not make it out the trees on the road up to the Ben Lawers visitor center, it was a short walk before putting the skis on. Skinned to the top of Ben Ghlas, before having a change of plan and descending the NW ridge without falling off the cornice. Not the best route down. Alan and I continued to the East face of Meall Corranaich, having a run down that before going back up and skiing the south face from the summit into Coire Odhar. Skied back to the last bend in the road before it enters the trees.

Stunning.

Generally good, although there were scoured areas (the NW ridge of Beinn Ghlas being a prime example!). Some superb powder where the sun hadn't got to it. Coire Odhar had the best snow of the day making an enjoyable cruise back to the road. It will be very different by now.

Pete, Alan & Helen

Meall Ghaordie. The usual slog up to the summit from the south - returned via the same route.

Fantastic - clear blue skies and sun. -5 in the glen at 9am, -3 at 4pm

Snow level started about 20 minutes walk up from the road. Loads of snow everywhere - generally a couple of inches of powder on a frozen layer, so not the easiest walking for the unfortunate snowboarder. Summit cone was not in condition to ski - too many sastrugi. Snow was definately better in the morning, but still had an enjoyeable descent to the fence line in the afternoon.

Ed Legge, Andy Greaves

northo at camilty dot freeserve dot co dot uk