Glencoe Mountain resort I wont even begin to explain my jealousy of everyone who made it up the previous weekend. I was gutted I couldn’t make it and experience the fresh snow and sunshine. I was being sociable though, spending time with friends down in Wales. I had to make sure I could make it […]
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Day 36: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Sunday started bright. At around 6:00am in the car park at Glencoe the sun was shining. However, right on cue, just before it was time for the access lift to open, the wind picked up and the rain started coming down. I went to the cafe and had some breakfast while doing […]
Day 35: 2017/18 Record Days On Snow
Glencoe Mountain resort The forecast for Saturday at Glencoe was for sunshine, and on leaving Glasgow, the sky was blue and the air was warm. As I got closer to Glencoe, I could see cloud scudding across the very tops of the hills. It looked great though, the changing light across the mountain exaggerated the […]
Day 34: 2017/18
Glencoe Apologies for releasing an almost week delayed blogpost. I’ve only just found the time to sit down and write this update from last Sunday. It was a quiet day on the hill, especially compared to the previous day of the banked slalom. It was a landmark for me though. Day 34 equals my best […]
Day 32: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain resort I’d spent the previous evening in Fort William where the temperature at sea level was around +15º degrees. This did drop to around +3º degrees later at the car-park at Glencoe Mountain Resort. What would the snow be like on Sunday? Conditions on the hill I awoke to strong directional sunlight. The […]