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touring & backcountry
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 Heading up through the forest
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 Heading north along the path looking over to the A9 at Daviot
|  Above the trees on the lower slopes of Beinn a Bheurlaich, looking up the Nairn valley.The wind was beginning to increase.
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 Defeated by the wind and unconsolidated surface.
|  Mmm.. not the best surface.
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 Almost back in the calm sunshine. Hard to believe it was so wild higher up.
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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Planned to do a circular tour round two small hills just south of Inverness to the east of Daviot brae -Beinn a Bheurlaich and Meall Mor.
Set off at the gate off the A9 at GR 724359 and headed along the forest path to the north.
Cut through the forest to head up Beinn a Bheurlaich. However once I was out of the forest and climbing, the wind rapidly increased until it finally blew me over at about 440m, so I gave up and retraced my steps.
:: Weather Conditions
Snow showers broken up by the occasional patch of sunshine. Calm lower down but the wind rapidly increased with height and as a result windblown snow reduced the visibility.
Freezing level about 300m
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
About 9 inches to a foot of powder that was heavy at the start, 270m, but became dry and light about 300m
It was totally unconsolidated and as most of the hillside is heather and tussocks of reeds, the surface was not easy going.
To be honest doing it on foot, the way I always done it in the past, would have been a lot easier!
:: Skiers/Riders
Helen
This report was posted by h11lly at 20.19hrs on Mon 19th Mar 07
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