By early March I was going stir crazy. On furlough, I was spending more time down with my mum in Cardross. Walking the stretch of shoreline to Ardmore Point most days.
![Top part of Glencoe Mountain Resort](https://i0.wp.com/ruanaich.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Glencoe_02.jpeg?resize=1024%2C730)
On this occasion I brought my snowboard gear, my snowshoes and winter hiking equipment. Staying in Argyll & Bute I decided to make a break for it up to Glencoe and make the most of the snow on the mountain.
The hike up the mountain was in blustery conditions. Once in the deeper snow I found wet slab conditions. The pack was well consolidated and firm. My poles didn’t penetrate all the way in.
I did notice a crown wall from a slide on East Bridge. Possibly from an avalanche much earlier in season.
![Snowshoes for the hike up](https://i0.wp.com/ruanaich.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Glencoe_05.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768)
Travel restrictions were still being enforced between regions, but I was surprised to see Police cars halfway up the mountain! Turns out Police Mountain rescue were on the hill doing training.
I did two hikes of main basin in snowshoes with good turns to be had on that run. My snowshoes made short work of Ski Tow Gully on the route up.
![ski tow gulley](https://i0.wp.com/ruanaich.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Glencoe_03.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768)
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![the summit at Glencoe Mountain Resort](https://i0.wp.com/ruanaich.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Glencoe_06.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768)
By the end of my day the weather turned extra foul around 2 pm. The wind picked up and it tried to snow a bit more.
By the time I got back to the car the weather had deteriorated and the snow turned to rain.
I’ll be back though, the juice was definitely worth the squeeze.
![rain on the car mirror](https://i0.wp.com/ruanaich.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Glencoe_07_rainymirror.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768)