In reply to ian stewart:
Not northern corries, but still northern Cairngorms: I made the long walk round to Coire Brochain today, soloed Central Buttress Gully (which definitely deserves its ** by the way), and back over Sron na Lairig.
Lurchers Crag is over for this year: nothing anywhere near complete. In contrast, the Braeriach massif cliffs are absolutely plastered, with monster cornices on everything E- or NE-facing all the way from Angels' Peak (even looks like a small cornice at the top of the NE ridge) round to Coire Brochain W Buttress. Smaller cornices on the S-facing Central and E buttresses in Coire Brochain, and none at the tops of CBG and E Gully. Some snow sloughing off Braeriach Pinnacle but the upper part of CBG had excellent neve, icy in places.