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 […]
Tag: Cairngorm
Any activity that takes place in or around Aviemore and Cairngorm Mountain.
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. […]
Cairngorm, Wednesday 16th March 2011
Couldn’t get much more different to yesterday’s weather. Beautiful bluebird conditions. Wasn’t too busy and made my way up for the afternoon via drag lifts. Couldn’t be bothered waiting for the funicular. Faicaill poma took me to the now consolidated powder fields of yesterday. Still soft, still wonderful. As the day went on the snow […]
Cairngorm, Tuesday 15th March 2011
First day up at Gorm this season. Plenty of snow around great depth but visibility was yet again a problem. Some great powder off Faicall Ridge. Back leg burn was an issue as I don’t seem to be in shape so much compared to last year. Did zig zags and gun-barrel mostly as well as […]
Glencoe Mountain Resort (mostly)
Put together from some photos from this last season. (2010)
Cairngorm Sunday 14th March
Second day on the Gorm and if anything the weather had worsened. More white-mare conditions and I had not fully recovered from the beating the M1 Poma had given me the day before. More cruising was had although slightly more subdued. Tried to make it to the Ciste Gully, but visibility and wind so bad […]
Cairngorm Saturday 13th March
Looking forward to making the most of the vast snow coverage that Cairngorm was boasting. However the high winds and low visibility put paid to that. Most of the lifts in Corrie na Ciste were closed but we did make it down the Ciste Gully / East Wall and made use of the Day Lodge […]