The Cairngorm Bus Meet on Sunday 17th Jan has been cancelled due to the horrendous conditions. The mountain has been stormbound all week and road clearing crews failed today (Thursday) to get through the 15′ drifts that have built up in places. More high winds are forecast for Friday and Saturday, possibly reaching 100mph, so further redistribution of the snowpack is  inevitable, and on a southerly, in the wrong place!

Even if it were possible to get up there, which it is not, the avalanche risk on many  aspects will be high.

We did consider the possibility of  a low level walk, but felt this would be unfair on folk expecting to get up into the hills.

So, apologies for the disappointing news, but rest assured that the decision was not taken lightly. These really are exceptional conditions. Enjoy the Sunday lie-in!

To keep you entertained, here’s a slideshow of pics from Cairngorm on Thursday:

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