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 […]
Tag: Cairngorm
Any activity that takes place in or around Aviemore and Cairngorm Mountain.
So Long Snowboard Season 2013/14
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 […]
Start of Spring in the Highlands
Drumochter Pass – Cairngorm NP (at Drumochter Summit)
Cairngorm,1st March 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 […]