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 […]
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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 […]
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Day 12 of Scottish Season 15/16. Well the pub quiz from last night didn’t go too well. A very mediocre middle of the road placement was the best we could do. Still cant believe I mixed up the Chinese currency Yuan for Japanese Yen! Anyway, Sunday got off to a cold and clear start. I […]
Glencoe
Day 11 of Scottish Season 15/16. I’d been watching the Winterhighland website all week and the promise of sunshine held true. I got an early start leaving from Cardross and was in the car park for 8:30. Some of the sights on the road up were spectacular, with a large moon hovering above the Black […]
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Day 10 of Scottish Season 15/16. The sun was predicted to shine on Tuesday so a holiday request went in and I took the day off work. I got a jump on traffic by leaving from Cardross and I was on the slopes by 9:00 in bright sparkling sunshine. I’d spoken with Andy at the […]
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Today was intended to be the day of the second ever Instagram inspired Scotskimeet #scotskimeet2016. We’d been planning for a group of Instagrammers to descend on Glencoe Mountain Resort on its 60th birthday celebration. However Mother Nature saw fit to put paid to our plans with 60-70 mph winds. After sitting in the carpark in […]
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Day 9 of Scottish Season 15/16. I got off to an early start this time arriving at Glencoe Mountain carpark just after 8:30. And yes, it was still full. Half term has been good for business I hope. Maybe this will help fund repair of the Cliff Hanger chairlift. I think the chair not running […]