Westerly Snow Improving Back Corrie
At last the back corrie has benefited from westerly snow resulting in increased cover and great sliding. Chancers top has filled in and has lost it’s twisted drop in but remains reasonably friendly with a roll in, all be it steeper than previously. Soft snow avalanches were released and then the ski down was knee deep powder. Looking round the corrie spontaneous releases of soft cornices and resulting avalanches were occurring. Rocks remain visible and lie in wait for the unsuspecting. Wingers and Cascade are very similar with soft cornices, great sliding, but hidden rocks. The traverse out is much better with increased cover and less rock, though very much as in the corrie. A lower traverse out seems the best.
The great sliding continues to the bottom of Braveheart, though thinning out, looking at the weather we will see what happens with thawing and or wind distribution over the next few days and conditions in the corrie.
In summary great sliding (big smiles) for suitably experienced and equipped (safe travel techniques, slope assessment, transceivers, shovels, probes and a companion who knows how to use them), NOT PATROLLED (at own risk).