The difference a few hundred metres makes
2nd April 2024
We are expecting a largely dry day tomorrow, but cloudy, with some summit snow, above 800 metres, pushing in from the East in the afternoon. Amounts are not expected to be significant, but there is a slight uncertainty regards this. More detail in the main forecast.
Looking around at the local mountains today it was nicely obvious that the extra 300 metres the big guns have (Ben Nevis / Carn Mor Dearg / Aonach Mor/ Aonach Beag), really does make a big difference in terms of snow coverage.
Fairly obvious really I guess! That extra 300m of mountain above 950m or so means that it gets more snow, it snows more often, it stays colder longer, the snowfields get a chance to build better etc.. A good illustration is the final two pictures of Stob Ban 998 Metres, and Sgurr a Mhaim 1099 metres.
North face of Ben Nevis still holding snow and ice high up.
Decent snow cover in the East facing bowls of Carn Dearg Meadhonach.
Looking up to Aonach Mor, Carn Mor Dearg, and Ben Nevis in the background. Still some large snowfields above 900 metres on the East facing sides of these bigger mountains.
Stob Ban in the Mamores, 998 metres. Due to its lower height than the Nevis range, snow cover is sparse. Although there will still be remains in its Easterly gullies.
Sgurr a Mhaim in the Mamores 1099 metres. Again, not as much snow as its bigger cousins.
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