Glencoe Mountain Resort Today was a tricky one, Glencoe Mountain Resort had been shrouded in mist for the last few days. I had failed to get to the mountain due to the previous week’s unprecedented snowfall in Glasgow, dubbed “The Beast from the East”. When I arrived at the mountain, it was still hidden. It […]
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Day 16: 2017/18
Glencoe Sunday morning was a frosty one. I woke up early to see my breath frozen on the inside of the car window. Through the ice I could see a clear sky with pale peach colours emanating from the East. The Morning grew brighter and the sky bluer. A wisp of cloud sat atop the […]
Day 15: 2017/18
Glencoe Back up to Glencoe just two days after spending a three day stint there. I knew it was still set up hard due to continued freezing temperatures. So I planned to take it easy in the morning leaving just before 7:00am and arriving around 9:00am. Grabbing something to eat allowed the bright sunshine to […]
Day 14: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Wednesday morning, I awoke in the back of the car, sunrise lighting up the snow topped mountains around me. I curled up in my sleeping bag, making the most of the remaining warmth. My air mattress keeps going flat, but I had the backup of a roll matt to even out my […]
Day 13: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Second day in a row at Glencoe, the back of the car was OK overnight and temperatures remained above zero in the car park. I woke early and was still watching a movie, when Jon announced his arrival via text at about 8:00am. It was still half term, but no queues. The […]
Day 12: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I’ve taken some days off work to ride at Glencoe and I’m currently writing up this blog post in the Grog and Gruel in Fort William while nursing some milky coffees for as long as I can. I was finding it difficult to choose which days to take off as I wanted […]
Day 11: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort A Saturday after significant snowfall means an early start. So I was up at 5:00am to get ready for pickup an hour later by Jonathan. We made it in plenty of time. There was already a queue for tickets by 8:30am, so as Jon waited in line, I got breakfast from the […]