Lawers/Beinn Ghlas. Parked just above carpark - road impassable with drifts frozen hard. Skinned from roadside west of fencing and up to summit of Beinn Ghlas. Had runs from 1100m down to 750m to 800m on the four south facing gulleys which were sheltered and had accumulated fresh powder. Returned down Coire a Chonnaidh and round into Coire Odhar, Snow on shoulder seriously good so climbed up from fencing to 900m shoulder S of Corranaich for last run back down to car. 10pm to 4pm

Sunny with some cloud. Strong Northerly easing then returning after about an hour. Freezing down to 400m

Varied but nearly all good. Seems to have been rained on at some point , refrozen then either had a modified hoar surface or accumulated windblown powder. Superb windblown in the high S facing gulleys but the snow from 800m down to 600m was also outstanding. Firm, smooth and flat with a grippy silky surface that was fantastic for carving on. Some hard polished areas near summit.

All mates either flying, housebuilding, gine to Nevis or had "something else on " Losers!