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An aide-mémoire. Mostly hiking & snowboarding in Scotland. Currently involved with @RoamResponsibly & @ProtectOurWintersUK

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Surprise Snow

Posted on 15th March 202513th April 2025

I’d stayed in Aviemore to see what Saturday would bring to Cairngorm Mountain. Lifts had been running Friday afternoon and they were indeed on again for Saturday. I decided to dump the bag and make the most of the lift-served summit area. Ptarmigan Bowl offered some hazy, sun-baked powder,  lapped that higher and further each […]

Posted in Event, SnowboardingTagged mountain, railjam, Scotland, snow, Snowboard, Spring

UPBATTLE

Posted on 8th February 202516th February 2025

For the past couple of seasons, I’ve hit up the Upbattle Demo Weekends at Glencoe Mountain just for the fun of it. But this year? I got a call from Jonny, the mastermind behind the event, asking if I could capture it all on video. No brainer—I was in!

Posted in Event, Snowboarding, Splitboarding, VideoTagged Glencoe, Scotland, splitboarding, upbattle

The Gathering

Posted on 18th February 202330th March 2023

Poor conditions prevail and the guys at Glencoe along with Snowpark Scotland, pulled a freestyle park together on the sledging slope for The Gathering. On the upper mountain Main basin continues to be the largest area on snow on the hill.

Posted in Event, SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, mountain, Scotland, snow, Snowboard, snowboarding, Spring, Winter

Bangers & Slash

Posted on 23rd April 202224th September 2022

The Bangers & Slash banked slalom was a fun event that the whole mountain seemed to take part in.

Posted in Event, SnowboardingTagged bangers & slash, banked slalom, Glencoe Mountain Resort, race

Let’s Coe Again

Posted on 27th March 20221st June 2022

Kicking off Day 2 of the inaugural @themightycoe festival.

Posted in Event, SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, mountain, Scotland, snow, Snowboard, snowboarding, Spring, The Mighty Coe, Winter

The Mighty Coe

Posted on 26th March 202222nd May 2022

Day one of The Mighty Coe Festival was finally here.

Posted in Event, SnowboardingTagged Instagram, mountain, Scotland, Snowboard, snowboarding, splitboarding, Spring, The Mighty Coe

My photograph was used in the refurbished Glencoe Visitor Centre

Posted on 31st May 20193rd June 2019

My photograph was USED in the refurbished National Trust for Scotland Glencoe Visitor Centre

Posted in Event, Outdoors, Photography, StoriesTagged Glencoe, NTS, photography, Scotland, tourism, travel1 Comment

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