goral85 wrote:General question! How are the conditions - pretty wintery still aren't they?
Yes, high up it's still full winter conditions. Hard frosts up here for the last few nights too.
Ben Wyvis on Sunday had a fair bit of fresh which will melt quickly in the sun but the old snow underneath was like concrete. We took axes but didn't need them as the fresh snow made things nice and easy to walk on. Once the fresh snow melts back though it could be very different.
The Cairngorms locked looked pretty plastered as did anything above 800m.
Check the SAIS avalanche reports for the conditions before heading out as they'll give you the snow level etc.