Ben Nevis - number 4 gully, Coire Na Ciste

blue sky and hot - more like mid June and couldn't be more different than the usual Ben conditions for late March.

Drop in ok with cornices very stable having slumped down into the gully, the surface of the upper section was unfortunately fairly well chopped up from numerous climbing ascents/descents. Number 3 gully although steeper at the drop in had far better surface conditions in its upper section. Number 5 gully looked particularly inviting despite the narrows lower down. Able to ski to the foot of the coire at the lochans so circa 270m vertical

Al Todd & Steve Martin