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 the Tazaghart plateau.

Toubkal itself should be mostly snow free but an ice axe may still be useful for traversing snow gulleys on summit day, particularly (I would imagine) on the initial ascent from the refuges, and then again on the final steep bit of ascent before the coll plateau.

On the flip side, the flowers are in full bloom right now and will probably remain so for another couple of weeks before the harsh Moroccan sun begins to burn them off. So make the most of the spring weather and get out into the hills before the hot dry summer turns everything to brown!