Milder and blacker though plenty of snow in the coires

In the east it was not as wet as forecast which has avoided the snow melting as much as it could have in heavy rain. The main coires and gully lines still have plenty of wet snow though the lower hills and forest trails are black and meting fast. Due to the depth of snow at Slochd, today is the first day in over a week that I've managed to get my car close to the house...! Depending on the forecast it looks as though it's to get colder with overnight frosts again on the higher slopes from Sunday and into next week.... In fact it looks rather good for Monday and Tuesday with blue skies, sunshine and cold temperatures in the mountains....!!! See http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=3077