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moffatross


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Southern Uplands 2014/2015
Date Posted: 22.33hrs on Sat 13 Dec 14
Magic close to home 10 mile tour in the Southern Uplands today with HighRustler, snowplc and Jamie A. Very nice powder stashes, but very poo-viz most of the time. Big full depth avalanche discovered en route, recently self-triggered. Cool descent to the M74 by torchlight. 8)

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A 2 metre probe fully submerged at about 250 metres along the run-out


Powdery fun. smiling smiley




On the headtorch descent to the motorway

David Goldsmith


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Re: Southern Uplands 2014/2015
Date Posted: 06.37hrs on Sun 14 Dec 14
That avalanche looks well capable of tearing limbs apart, or worse.

How rare are avalanches in the Southern Uplands?

Moffatross - with your consent I'd like to borrow that interesting photo for The Lewes Avalanche page (a page dedicated to rare avalanches!) ...

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... but it's entirely up to you. I can be messaged on ...

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PeterS


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Re: Southern Uplands 2014/2015
Date Posted: 08.22hrs on Sun 14 Dec 14
Fantastic trip! Far more snow than the Pennines or lakes by the look of it.

David I recall a fatality one year at the 'Hen Hole' on Cheviot.
moffatross


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Re: Southern Uplands 2014/2015
Date Posted: 09.17hrs on Sun 14 Dec 14
David, message replied to. smiling smiley Re. your question, I've seen slides (of various sizes) in the Moffat Hills most winters so they're certainly not 'rare' but they are definitely 'rarer'.

When the hills here are equally loaded with new snow, avalanches are just as likely to happen (perhaps more so with their broad, flat tops, convex coire rollovers and grassy rather than stony slopes), but altitudes here are that much lower that they don't collect new snow as often, rain/freeze consolidation is more frequent and so are statistically less frequent than in the highlands.

The other factor that makes them seem 'rarer' still is that the hills here don't often see visitors. Many of the Highlands mountains (especially the ones on or near the munro bagger rounds) are people magnets and will have scores of visitors daily throughout the winter. There are tops I could think of in the Southern Uplands that might get just a handful of visitors each winter.



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DavyGunn


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Re: Southern Uplands 2014/2015
Date Posted: 14.40hrs on Mon 15 Dec 14
I would mind a copy of the avy images either. Crackin photos!

moffatross


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Re: Southern Uplands 2014/2015
Date Posted: 15.44hrs on Mon 15 Dec 14
Sent you a message through forum, Davy.

Cheers, Ross
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