Glencoe Mountain Resort The forecast for Easter Sunday had predicted solid sunshine all day, and it proved to be accurate. I awoke to a crisp clear sky. It looked like things would be firm, so I was going to stick with my Phoenix board. It’s better for big turns on fast snow. Conditions on the […]
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Day 28: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort The Easter weekend after Glencoe had received a nice little top up of snow. Would it be busy? Not enough to put me off. Conditions on the Hill I had left Glasgow a little later to avoid road works on the M8 so I didn’t get up the hill till after 10am. […]
Day 27: 2017/18 with an Olympian
Where Else?… Glencoe Mountain Resort Sunday morning, the clocks had sprung forward an hour. Yes, I slept in. Not bad considering that I’m sleeping in the back of a car. By 9:30am I was up on the slopes but without breakfast, damn it! I needed to get up the hill though as Billy Morgan was […]
Day 26: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Wow! A busy day was on the cards at Glencoe Mountain Resort. Ski Scotland’s Snowfest was taking place this weekend, as part of this Glencoe would host a kilted descent and at the same time the Scottish Freedom Series Coe Cup was taking place. I wanted to photograph both, but they would […]
Day 25: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Tuesday, and a second day of glorious sunshine was on the cards at Glencoe Mountain Resort. I’d had a very comfortable nights sleep in the car and I’d made the call that it would be my last day of this 4 day stint. Gareth was meeting me today, and there was barely […]
Day 24: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Monday was a case of quiet slopes, blistering sunshine, warmer temperatures and full area coverage. This is going to be a difficult write-up. Is there anything more boring to talk about than picture perfect conditions? Conditions on the hill I met Stuart and Katherine this morning and we were the first up […]
Day 23: 2017/18
Breckenridge… I mean Glencoe Mountain resort I made it a full day today. Immediately when I arrived on the slopes I saw the groomers hard at work. It was just after 9:00am and the hill had already been groomed to perfection. The slopes which had been frozen hard were now covered in beautiful corduroy. Conditions […]