Loch Avon Basin

The wide corridor that descends (diagonally!) to Loch Avon from the top of Stag rocks, and is almost a mirror image of it's neighbour Y Gully.   It is steepest at the top, but entry to the gully is often possible on skiers right.  Once out of the gully, the snow filled debris runnel often offers a run almost down to the loch itself.

It is very reliable, and popular as a result.  Often confused for the nearby Y Gully, and many have skied it thinking they are doing Diagonal Gully.  The easiest way to tell is if you can see the head of the loch looking down the gully, you are standing at the top of Diagonal Gully!

A companion to Diagonal Gully on Stag Rocks.  It is less defined, and a good bit wider, but worth doing.  It is split at the top by a rocky island - hence the name.  The skiers right option gives the most straightforward entry.  The upper half is fairly mellow, but it steepens a little towards the exit of the gully.

The imposing gully of Hell's Lum splits the cliff of the same name.  With an overhanging rock wall on the skiers left, and the icefall of "The Chancer" on skiers right, it is an intimidating, steep line.  The gully can contain a substantial ice pitch, and realistically, should only be attempted when it is banked out.  In these conditions, the cornice is likely to be problematical, but should be easiest on skiers left.  You may be faced with a short drop just below the cornice as well, depending upon build up.  Where the gully narrows approximately mid way down, there is likely to be some easy angled ice, even if the main ice pitch is buried.

The southerly aspect of the cliff means that "The Chancer" can be badly affected by the sun, and falling ice can be a problem.  There have been descents involving abseils, but it has also been skied without. 

The wide gully that bounds the northern edge of the mighty Sticil Face.  The name is derived from the impressive Forefinger Pinnacle which is situated at the top of the gully.  This is one of the widest gullies you are likely to ski! 

Sandwiched between the cliffs of Carn Etchachan and the Sticil Face, this well defined gully offers a fine descent. In lean/late season conditions, the boulders at the top can be bare and necessitate a short down climb to the snow on skiers left.  Once past the initial narrow 10m, the angle relents a little until the gully opens out, where the angle increases a little.  The exit is through a narrowing in the gully to the bouldery scarp slope below.  When the snow is not plentiful, the best options from here are either hard left under the Sticil Face, or staying right below Carn Etchachan.

The skiers left side of Pinnacle Gully is formed by the edge of Garbh Uisge Crag, which lies above the watercourse of the same name (meaning "Rough Water").  The other side of the buttress is home to a squat gully that is not in the same league as Castlegates or Pinnacle Gully, but worth a short detour in the right conditions.  

From the plateau, you are into and out of the chute in no time.  In lean times, the boulder field directly below the gully will be visible.  Usually, the best option is to head skiers right.  This should give a longer descent, but watch out for the tree!  

Whilst descending Coire Raibeirt from the top of the Fiacaill a' Choire Chais, the top of Stacan Dubha on the flanks of Beinn Mheadhoin will be in view (on a clear day).   To the right (SW) of the top of the crag, a gully is visible and turns out to be quite a nice ski when in condition.  

It doesn't collect snow as readily as other gullies in the area, and can sometimes have a bare section in it.  The gully itself is fairly short, but a decent sized runnel below holds onto the snow fairly reliably.  Skiers left offers the easiest entry, and the gully widens the lower you get.

Whereas it might not be worth seeking out on it's own, it's worthy of inclusion in a bigger day of travel in the area.