Glencoe Mountain Resort The ‘Beast from the East’ part two was due to hit this Saturday. It was not going to be as intense as the last one, but it was bringing with it some strong winds. Since I had to stop by the office on the way North, I decided to leave later than […]
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Day 21: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I woke up on Sunday morning at Glencoe where the condensation on the car windows prevented me from gauging the conditions outside. It looked misty yet again, but the prediction was that there would be a cloud inversion. As I grabbed something to eat, I watched the web cameras, and they did […]
Day 20: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Saturday, this would not be a full day. The forecast was miserable and the hill looked to be set in white-out conditions all day. I had three reasons to go up though, in no particular order. Continue my run of days for fourth day in a row. Try my new Lib Tech […]
Day 19: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I had driven the night before from Fort William back to Glencoe Mountain Resort about 9:30pm, through the Star Wars hyper drive of snow flurries. The roads were good, but the snow started to settle once I arrived and parked up for the night. In the wee hours of Friday morning, I […]
Day 18: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Friday started at Glencoe Mountain Resort with sunlight illuminating the Buachaille. It looked promising, but this is Scotland. The weather is a law unto itself. I was expecting friends to arrive so grabbed some breakfast and said hello to them before making my way up the hill. Conditions on the hill I […]
Day 17: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Today was a tricky one, Glencoe Mountain Resort had been shrouded in mist for the last few days. I had failed to get to the mountain due to the previous week’s unprecedented snowfall in Glasgow, dubbed “The Beast from the East”. When I arrived at the mountain, it was still hidden. It […]
Day 16: 2017/18
Glencoe Sunday morning was a frosty one. I woke up early to see my breath frozen on the inside of the car window. Through the ice I could see a clear sky with pale peach colours emanating from the East. The Morning grew brighter and the sky bluer. A wisp of cloud sat atop the […]