Avalanche Awareness for Ski Tourers and Freeriders Since I’ve been venturing into the world of Splitboarding, I’ve also been accumulating kit over the last few years and seeking out the knowledge needed for touring in the Scottish hills. So after reading A chance in a Million and a few books by Bruce Tremper I felt […]
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Day 12: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I’ve taken some days off work to ride at Glencoe and I’m currently writing up this blog post in the Grog and Gruel in Fort William while nursing some milky coffees for as long as I can. I was finding it difficult to choose which days to take off as I wanted […]
Day 10: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort The wind was an unknown factor before leaving. I was up at 5:30 but the weather report at winterhighland.info was yet to update. By 7:30 I should have gone, but it was announced a decision would be made at 8:30, but by 8:10 it was decided Glencoe Mountain Resort would open. I […]
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 […]
Nepal Earthquake
As a regular mountain user, I was struck by the horrific news that an earthquake somewhere in Nepal had set off avalanches that struck Everest base camp, killing several people. As the story unfolded and I realised that the disaster had struck Kathmandu and outlying areas the scale of this disaster really hit home. If you […]
Glencoe, Saturday 30th March 2013
Snow still in stunning shape. Still feeling cold but more sun. A full day on nearly every run including a few through the park. Spring Run and the Canyon were a bit scoured but fun. Happy Valley was perfect and the lower mountain was so widely covered, you could go anywhere. At lunch we sat […]
Glencoe, Sunday 28th February 2010
The previous Thursday & Friday saw a huge snow fall making Glencoe the snowiest resort in the world (according to Glencoe). The whole lift system needed dug out overnight and the road cleared of drifting snow. We thought it would be better to wait till the Sunday even though they did manage to open for […]