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

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Anything Snowboard related including reports direct from the mountains.

Cairngorm,1st March 2014

Posted on 1st March 201417th May 2014

A long weekend, but only a partial day up the ‘Gorm. Queues were horrendously long but did move very quickly thanks to the infrastructure. The Ciste side was closed in the morning and this added to the situation. Snow conditions were fantastic and the slopes themselves didn’t seem too overcrowded. Once the Ciste opened in […]

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Aviemore, Cairngorm, Snowboard, trip

Glencoe, 23rd February

Posted on 23rd February 201417th May 2014
Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, Snowboard

Glencoe, Monday 17th February 2014

Posted on 17th February 201417th May 2014

Second day in a row up at Coe, but this time the weather was marginal. Busy again at the car park and snowing! It was tough conditions with mist as well as snow, so you. Could not see much. Did laps of Thrombosis and Mugs Alley as well as the café. Top still not open. […]

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, Snowboard

Glencoe, Sunday 16th February 2014

Posted on 16th February 201417th May 2014

6:30 start from Glasgow to head up to Coe, the going was slow with a few idiot drivers on the A82 as usual and a few road works. Spent about 40 minutes in the queue once there for my ticket and the car park was full again. Turns out it was a school holiday. The […]

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, Snowboard

Take whatever chance nature gives you to ride in Scotland

Posted on 8th February 201416th September 2014

This little iMovie trailer was put together as an alternative edit. Slightly tongue in cheek, I’m telling folk to get out and snowboard or ski in Scotland whenever they get the chance.

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Glencoe, Snowboard

Glencoe, Thursday 30th January

Posted on 30th January 201412th July 2015

Made this little movie on a day I quit the office and headed for the hills. Thursday 30th January was a small weather window in a succession of storms that brought record amounts of snow to Glencoe Mountain Resort. Even the Cliffy Chair had to be dug out! I brought several cameras along and thought […]

Posted in Snowboarding, VideoTagged Glencoe, Snowboard, video

Shred Summit

Posted on 26th January 201428th May 2014
Posted in Photography, SnowboardingTagged blizzard, Canon EOS 7D, Glencoe, mountain, Scotland, snow, Snowboard, white out

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