Time to put axes away?

The days are long now and the daffodils are out, it's Spring in Fort William, but you can just about find winter in the high hills if you look. There are still high ice routes in nic on the Ben.

There were people skiing on Aonach Mor today - there's still a few runs open for the mega keen. The chair and lots of buttons were open for business. However the snow continues to melt with freezing levels above the summits at least for another 2 days.Hannah had to work hard today cutting about 200 steps on the steeper snow, putting her training into practice. Good effort.
For those wanting to climb on the higher Ben routes the temp looks to be dropping in the near future (less than a week from now). However for those that have already given up, dry summer crags beckon... Axes away and time to squeak those rock boots again...