Getting my boards ready Glencoe Mountain Resort has opened for a preliminery couple of days, promoting their new snow factory machine. The rest of the mountain is still waiting patiently, slowly filling with natural snow from the blustery westerlies. Due to family priorities, I didn’t head north myself. I’m waiting for the real stuff so […]
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Day 40: 2017/18 Indoor Snowboarding in Glasgow
This may be a bit of a cheat, and the first day this year I wasn’t riding at Glencoe. But, I was suffering from cabin fever as summer is setting in. I also thought I could work on my switch snowboarding as well as try out the new boots! Yes I succumbed and headed for […]
What snowboard gear do I use?
To celebrate the acquisition of a brand new pair of snowboard boots in the end of season sales, I thought I’d share a Pinterest page of my current kit. I’ve included everything, top to bottom, hardware and software and layers. We won’t be needing it until next winter, but there you go. Make sure you […]
Day 39: 2017/18 last uplift
Glencoe Mountain resort It was finally here. 7th May had been marked on the calendar for some time as closing day. Glencoe Mountain Resort was the first Scottish ski area to open and the last to close. I’ll leave it for a later blog post for a retrospective on possibly the best snow season in […]
Day 38: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort This will be a brief one. I’m at day 38 and the terrain is retreating as I type this. The day started grey at Glencoe as I glanced through one open eye across the car park. It looked misty with no sign of the sunny spells implied in the forecast. I didn’t […]