It's a new dawn, it's a new day...and I'm feelin good!

[Alteknacker]

Can't add to the superlatives already noted. Definitely TRoM.

Best pics I've seen of this area, in the best conditions possible. The north face of the Ben is just awesome!

[jupe1407]

Absolutely brilliant

[Roland Tattiescone]

I did CMD and Nevis in a similar fashion last summer - leaving from the North Face carpark at 1am to catch the sunrise from CMD. Conditions that day were just beautiful with a cloud inversion and Brocken spectre but I think my day has just been topped

[tall-story]

I`ve just seen this for the first time on the big screen and its way better than that totty wee phone screen.
Absolutely superb Jackie

[celt54321]

Fantastic day, I've always been lucky enough to have great weather when doing this route, but have never been there in full winter conditions. This report has convinced me I have to do it.

[dibs]

Well done Jackie, great pics on a special weather trip, dont get too many of these.

[dawnfoth]

Wow!! What an awesome report! I am so jealous. Well done Jackie

[wilkiemurray]

superb - great report in amazing conditions - best way to do it

[Jaxter]

Thankyou so much everyone for the kind comments - it was a wonderful day

That's one way to do with the "4000 foot grassy slope" as we referred to CMD; turn it into a 4000' snowy slope!

Least it's soft when you fall over

:clap: Amazing - could be the Arctic. Dawn and dusk are the best times in the mountains - but dawn is better because the air - particularly in winter - is so clear.

Totally agree - I love a clear winter day

Well done
Braver than me CMD intimidates me in the summer
My 'other' hill is looking very majestic.
Scary cornices.
I seen a guy standing on the Gardyloo cornice in early summer one year.
Will always remember his ignorance to his fate .
What a stunning day.
No rain clouds in FortW

It was funny looking at the cornices - kind of scary how easy it would be to walk onto one in bad viz But mighty impressive too

Can't add to the superlatives already noted. Definitely TRoM.

Best pics I've seen of this area, in the best conditions possible. The north face of the Ben is just awesome!

That North face just blew me away!! So so awesome

I did CMD and Nevis in a similar fashion last summer - leaving from the North Face carpark at 1am to catch the sunrise from CMD. Conditions that day were just beautiful with a cloud inversion and Brocken spectre but I think my day has just been topped

The inversion must have been pretty special! I remember my first broken spectre on Bidean and the only thing i could see was CMD and Nevis that day

Fantastic day, I've always been lucky enough to have great weather when doing this route, but have never been there in full winter conditions. This report has convinced me I have to do it.

Go for it!!!

[Jaxter]

Brilliant...been waiting a couple of weeks for this one . You seem to have hit all of the right conditions this winter - that might be the highlight if it wasn't for Baosbheinn (not sure I can tell which is better ).

Cheers Malky I've had a good winter right enough (except for the broken ribs, but you cannae have everything )

If Carlsberg did walk reports..............
Probably some of the best pictures I've seen of the Ben & CMD.
I've stood on top of that shelter myself before but certainly not as gracefully as that.

Thankyou
Believe me there was nothing graceful about the ascent or descent of that shelter