Easter Sunday, and I was not sure about the weather. I decided to leave Glasgow in the morning, nick mum’s car and head up to Coe for the afternoon and meet Fiona. Webcams showed sun shining down on the mountain, but it was the wind that worried me. On arrival it was snowing. Good for […]
Author: Ruanaich
Glencoe, March 16, 2008
The same windpack powder was a bit choppy and harder this morning, however this started to soften enough to make for a great day. Sunny spells as the not so cold northerly wind whipped the clouds away. Generally good visibility. It looks like there will be plenty of the snowpack to last till the end […]
Glencoe, March 14, 2008
Windpacked powder slightly wet making first few turns under the cliffy a bit sticky. Once used to it though conditions were excelent. Sunny spells amongst light showers. The hight of some of the drifts was incredible. Haggis trap and most of the canyon was completley filled. The canyon was almost like a new run. Spent […]
Tignes, France, March 2008
6 Days in Tignes France, started with sunshine and plenty of soft snow. Conditions got a bit colder with a wee bit of snow added midweek. Did pretty much the whole Tignes basin and over to Val D’Isere. The Chalet Anapurna was a great base with ski in and out conditions. The food provided was […]
Oban, 15-17 February, 2008
Norm’s Birthday weekend in Oban, obviously involved too much drink, not enough snowboarding, some poor food, some excellent food, bar pool, darts, sore heads, queazy stomachs and no sea-faris. More from Oban
Glencoe, Wednesday 11th February
Took a day off work, and what a day! I’d been watching the weather and although Glencoe had not received the amount of snow the rest of the country had recently been dealt with, I’d been watching the forecast and it was set to be bluebird. The carpark was busy but I was soon up […]
Glencoe, February 9th 2008
Misty conditions prevail with warm temperatures and spring snow conditions. There was not a drop of wind but this also meant that the mist did not move and visibility was shocking. Up top snow was plentiful and soft so this was not a problem, however it was very disorientating. Top T-bar was dismounting 1 pylon early due to […]