Day 15 of Scottish season 15/16. Today was the day for the Glencoe Freeride Clinic. It started once again in bright sunshine and conditions looked epic. Loads of cover and great visibility. The group of skiers and snowboarders congregated at the top of the access lift for 9:20 and we introduced ourselves and shared our […]
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Any accounts I have of travel , holidays or day trips.
Glencoe
Day 14 of Scottish season 15/16. Another bright weekend was predicted and sure enough the sun was out this Saturday morning. I had my breakfast and made my way up the access chair. There was bright sunshine with a touch of cloud. While queuing at the rescue hut, mid mountain I thought I recognised some […]
Glencoe
Day 13 of Scottish season 15/16. Decided to join Gareth and his daughter on a midweek visit while the weather was good. Thursday morning was bright and sunny, with a forecast to cloud over after lunch. On the drive up the access road I noticed tracks dropping out of the Creag Dubh chute. A very […]
Glencoe
Day 12 of Scottish Season 15/16. Well the pub quiz from last night didn’t go too well. A very mediocre middle of the road placement was the best we could do. Still cant believe I mixed up the Chinese currency Yuan for Japanese Yen! Anyway, Sunday got off to a cold and clear start. I […]
Glencoe
Day 11 of Scottish Season 15/16. I’d been watching the Winterhighland website all week and the promise of sunshine held true. I got an early start leaving from Cardross and was in the car park for 8:30. Some of the sights on the road up were spectacular, with a large moon hovering above the Black […]
Glencoe
Day 10 of Scottish Season 15/16. The sun was predicted to shine on Tuesday so a holiday request went in and I took the day off work. I got a jump on traffic by leaving from Cardross and I was on the slopes by 9:00 in bright sparkling sunshine. I’d spoken with Andy at the […]
Instagram #Scotskimeet2016
Today was intended to be the day of the second ever Instagram inspired Scotskimeet #scotskimeet2016. We’d been planning for a group of Instagrammers to descend on Glencoe Mountain Resort on its 60th birthday celebration. However Mother Nature saw fit to put paid to our plans with 60-70 mph winds. After sitting in the carpark in […]