Snow report for Clashindarroch — 1pm, Friday 3rd December:

Snow depths: Trails 0.5-0.6 metres; Timberline snowfield 0.6-0.7 metres.
Condition: Powder — slow but slidey; compacts well under ski tracks.
Slight drifting on exposed areas and on open hill.
Temperature at 11.30am: minus 3C.

The A941 from Rhynie had “Road Closed Cabrach” sign displayed. However, it had been ploughed and gritted from Rhynie up to the Clashindarroch Car Park. Snow and/or ice on road surface, and width limited in places due to snow banks. The front section of the car park has been ploughed and has hard-packed snow.

Judging by the forecast, conditions likely to change.

I’ve never seen the open hill so uniformly white — should make a superb base for touring if and when it consolidates and stabilises.

Visuals: awesome — hope to put photos on backcountry report later.

From Colin Miller