There has not been a good snowfall in the High Atlas since November, so what remains on Toubkal now is very old névé. Most North-facing aspects still have good snow cover above 3000m. Below that it is melting fast. A lot of the south-facing aspects of the High Atlas are now completely clear of snow.
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Toubkal Winter Conditions Feb 2019
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Toubkal Winter Weather conditions December 2018
Toubkal Winter Weather conditions December 2018 Here in the High Atlas there was another big snowfall at the end of November, and then almost two weeks of sunshine. This has compacted the snow and has made for ideal winter mountaineering conditions. The snowline is well below the refuge, and crampons are essential even on the
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Toubkal Winter weather conditions November 2018
It’s been a while since we did our last Toubkal weather update. As you can see from the pictures, there has been a lot of snow over the autumn. The snowline is now down below the refuge, with good cover above 3000m. As of this week, mules are still able to take baggage to the
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Toubkal winter conditions 1 Nov 2017
This is our first Toubkal winter conditions post for this year. It’s been a very hot and dry autumn. Back in mid-October there were a few days of rain, otherwise the weather has been sunny and hot. The featured picture on this post was taken yesterday from Ager Sioual on the approach to Imlil, looking
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Climbing Toubkal in Winter
Climbing Mount Toubkal in winter conditions is the best way to enjoy this classic mountain. Imagine standing on the highest point of North Africa, feet in the snow, looking down over the Sahara Desert. This is an incredible experience! The winter air is so clear above 4000m that you can sometimes see as far as
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Toubkal Winter conditions update 15 Nov 2016
Winter has truly come to the Atlas Mountains now. Above 3000m it is full-on snow and ice. With almost two weeks of continuous bad weather and snowfall at the beginning of November, a significant amount of snow has been deposited. Now that the weather has calmed the conditions are simply stunning. Clear blue skies and
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Toubkal Winter Conditions Update 26 Oct 2016
Here’s a quick Toubkal weather update. This past two days have seen a lot of precipitation in the High Atlas and Toubkal area. The snow line has come down to approximately 3000m, and all the high mountains now have a good thick covering of snow. Above 3000m the high Atlas Mountains are in full winter
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Toubkal winter conditions October 2016
Heres a quick report on the winter conditions on Toubkal for the 7th October 2016 This week has seen three days of rain over the Atlas Mountains. On the high mountains the freezing level has dropped and there is now a light covering of snow on the highest peaks in the Toubkal Massif. The Tazaghart
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Toubkal Snow Conditions – May 2016
The weather on Toubkal this month has been very unpredictable. Several trekking groups have been disappointed to find that Morocco is not always the land of blue skies, and some have failed to summit. The snow had almost melted off at the end of April, but there were more storms and a significant dump of
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Toubkal winter conditions update
I haven’t been up to the refuges this week, but what remains of last month’s last snowfall is very nearly gone now. Today’s picture is taken across the Tizi n Test valley looking towards the Toubkal massif. Just a little snow remains in the gulleys, and a bit of a snow field still sits on
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