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CairnGorm Mountain // Friday 13th July 2012
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The depth of the snow at the upper edge of Ciste Mhearad

   
Ciste Mhearad . Still good for 16 turns

Attila (AKA DaKishman) exploring the snowholes. Several candles and 30 pence for his efforts !

Ciste Mhearad. More depth and wider to the north ( right of photo) than last year

The patch below the tor. 50 ski lengths ( 155) wide

Patch below the Cairngorm tor

 
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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Up by the Windy Ridge path to the patch below the Cairngorm tor then over to Ciste Mhearad
:: Weather Conditions
Quite cool, very little wind. Mist coming and going above the top station
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Soft spring snow on both patches.

I measured the tor patch, using ski lengths and it worked out at approx 77 m x 46m. It had gone by this time last year because I remember looking for it walking back from Macdui to Ciste Mhearad on the same day
Rocks have appeared on north side Ciste Mhearad over the past 8 days and several new snowholes have also been revealed. More snow though than this time last year.
Still able to get the 16 turns in like last week!
:: Skiers/Riders
Helen
Report Edited Once. Last edited by h11lly: 2012-07-14 09:08:52

This report was posted by h11lly at 14.23hrs on Fri 13th Jul 12