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 […]
Tag: Cairngorm
Any activity that takes place in or around Aviemore and Cairngorm Mountain.
Cairngorm
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 […]
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
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Drumochter Pass – Cairngorm NP (at Drumochter Summit)
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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 […]
Cairngorm, Thursday 17th March 2011
Another afternoon up the Gorm. Weather cleared as started cloudy. Started with an energy sapping run down the west wall the some fun in the compacted powder of the ptarmigan basin, even on some groomers high above ptarmigan T-bar. The weather then started to turn, hazy at first then heavier with some brief snow flurries. […]