There has been a fresh cover of snow quite widely over the higher hills in the last couple of days.

The snow patches at Creag Meagaidh and Carn Na Caim are still there though Geall Charn has gone in the warm end to last week.

Some doubt as to the exact snow level in the next couple of days but with heavy precipitiation forecast if it is mostly snow at high levels there should be a good covering at least on the tops by the weekend. It could be pretty marginal though and a snow to rain event even on the tops.

Cairngorm still below freezing at the top but Aonach Mor up to 3.5C so I suspect it has turned to rain in the West by now.

Now up to 1.1C at Cairngorm summit but over 6C at Aonach Mor. 

Ptarmigan cam shows bare areas again, but interesting some substantial drifts remaining - suggests the snow patch areas might be well covered too.

I took a trip up the funicular yesterday, quite something to see it virtually snow free up there so late in November.

It is indicative of the warmest CET year on record which it looks likely we will have had by some margin. This extended mildness cannot be good for fragile industries like Scottish skiing.

Fresh snow this morning

http://www.cairngormmountain.org/webcam/

http://www.winterhighland.info/cams/glencoe/ 

I expect this to build reasonably well over the next couple of weeks looking at the current model output.

On Winterhighland it is estimated that 20 snow patches survived. Only a couple of the lower ones at Aonacg Beag and Nevis are thought to be at risk now butwith the latest forecasts going for PM air with precipitation they should be ok. This link shows Braeriach's new snow so the Cairngorms patches are well covered.

http://www.tarmachan.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/blog-post.html?m=1

The Creag Meagaidh patch has also survived so for the first time since 2000 a patch away from the Cairngorms and Nevis range has made it through despite possibly the warmest year on record.

I am expecting the word blizzard to appear in my mountain forecast tomorrow, for the first time this season

Looking nice on the west coast after last night:

A thaw this morning, but a temporary one at that.

Timelapse of snow in Aviemore. There will be more to come for sure:

http://www.lookr.com/lookout/1341936613-Aviemore#action-play-day

Definitely worth following!

http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=112701#2626269 

Always nice to see snow on the beach:

http://www.winterhighland.info/cams/cairngorm-mountain/morlich.php

Some nice photos courtesy of the avalanche information service:

http://glencoeblog.sais.gov.uk/2014/12/1460/

A big avalanche considering this is outside the highlands:

https://m.flickr.com/photos/88898381@N02/16012090441/

Lots of snow today in the Highlands with Glencoe in the West doing best with around 15 to 18 inches of fresh at altitude and over a foot at carpark level on top of 4-5 inches yesterday. Another foot or so possible midweek. Further East around 6 inches but much drifting.

Glencoe.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/988486_1027086950652419_3918314576768404020_n.jpg?oh=0b373093adafd0451d3c6c24cddd572c&oe=55946A46&__gda__=1435221383_2ddedf73087b5598270a2a8cf3a9029e

Loads of snow still on the Highland hills. Here is a cornice on Meall a Coire Leithe in Perthshire last week. 

The back corries today. New snow well down the mountain at Glencoe too.

A foot of fresh snow on Ben Nevis today and more to come. Snow lying down to 650 mtrs asl in places later this afternoon as far South as Perthshire.

http://www.winterhighland.info/forum/file.php?2,file=10774 

This is Aonach Mor on 3rd June (from Winter Highland).

A good ridge of snow showing there....