Day 17 of Scottish season 15/16. Conditions today were a marked contrast to my last visit just a few days ago. Temperatures were high, 14° or so in the carpark with quite a bit of snow loss on the mountain, up to a foot according to the resort. The plateau still has cover, though thinning […]
Month: March 2016
Glencoe
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/158379204[/vimeo] Day 16 of Scottish season 15/16. What can I say? The rough cut above does all the talking. I reacted to Glencoe Mountain Resort’s Facebook post the evening before predicting fresh snow and sunshine. I hastily arranged to be there next morning. Many like minded folk had made Glencoe their destination this morning, so […]
Glencoe Freeride Clinic
Day 15 of Scottish season 15/16. Today was the day for the Glencoe Freeride Clinic. It started once again in bright sunshine and conditions looked epic. Loads of cover and great visibility. The group of skiers and snowboarders congregated at the top of the access lift for 9:20 and we introduced ourselves and shared our […]
Glencoe
Day 14 of Scottish season 15/16. Another bright weekend was predicted and sure enough the sun was out this Saturday morning. I had my breakfast and made my way up the access chair. There was bright sunshine with a touch of cloud. While queuing at the rescue hut, mid mountain I thought I recognised some […]
Glencoe
Day 13 of Scottish season 15/16. Decided to join Gareth and his daughter on a midweek visit while the weather was good. Thursday morning was bright and sunny, with a forecast to cloud over after lunch. On the drive up the access road I noticed tracks dropping out of the Creag Dubh chute. A very […]