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

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Any activity that takes place in or around Aviemore and Cairngorm Mountain.

Cairngorm

Posted on 8th February 201611th February 2016

 Day 5 of Scottish Season 15/16. Arriving after a wet day at Glencoe, on Friday night I was hoping for a full weekend at Cairngorm Mountain. However, the weather gods felt differently. We were staying in a chalet by the river Spey which was close to bursting its banks with the amount of rain we […]

Posted in Outdoors, SnowboardingTagged Aviemore, Cairngorm, holiday, Scotland, Snowboard

So Long Snowboard Season 2013/14

Posted on 4th May 20148th May 2014

Oh well looks like I’m going to retrospectively call it quits for the season. Having spent Saturday in the office at work and Sunday (today) looking fogbound I’m not going to get any lift assisted snowboarding anymore.It’s been a frustrating season with more snow than I’ve ever seen, yet so many windy days blown off. I quit […]

Posted in SnowboardingTagged Cairngorm, Glencoe, Glenshee, lecht, Nevis Range, Snowboard

Start of Spring in the Highlands

Posted on 6th March 201417th May 2014
Posted in Outdoors, TravelTagged Aviemore, boat, Cairngorm, Loch, Morlich, tree, trip

Drumochter Pass – Cairngorm NP (at Drumochter Summit)

Posted on 3rd March 20143rd June 2014
Posted in Outdoors, TravelTagged Aviemore, Cairngorm, snow

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

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