Traverse of the Grey Corries

Yesterday Brian and I tok advantage of some fantastic conditions for a traverse of the Grey Corries. We started with First lifts at Aonach Mor and up to the summit. We debated skiing down near summit gully and rond under Aonach Beag but decided to go for the pure line over the top. It was stunning on the tops but we nearly had to turn back as the descent from Stob Coire Bhealaich to the next col was badly corniced. we stood at a couple of safe points and looked down the ridge  and thought we had seen skiable points till we went to look further and they were still big drops we werent happy skiing. Our last attempt to find a safe route to the col took us round the back of Sgurr a Bhuic and this provided some nice skiing and worked for us. It meant we were later than we had hoped for accesing the main ridge but it all went well from their. A stunning day along a fantastic ridge. The recent wind had created combinations of big cornices, steep ground, icy ground and exposure, at places several of the above at once. There was more interest in places than I had expected but a lovely day, with a ski back to within 30mins of the car to finish.

Our view from Aonach Mor at the start

Brian skiing down from Aonach Beag

Looking back from Stob Choire Claurigh our last peak at what we had skiied, every peak from Aonach Mor to where we are standing!