Glencoe Mountain resort The forecast for Glencoe Mountain Resort ran true and the day was cold and dry, maybe just below zero, but warm in the sun. No wind to speak of. Sun shone all day with morning light hitting the East Ridge then moving around the back the mountain during the day. The snow […]
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Day 7: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain resort Sunday was #WorldSnowDay so I thought I should stay another day. I’d taken Monday as a holiday from work, so was in no rush to go home. The morning at Glencoe was grey and windy. More snow was on the way and I had some concern that it would have been easier […]
Day 5: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I spent the night in the car ready for another great snow day on Friday at Glencoe. The Glencoe digger and piste basher were working through the wee hours trying their best to clear the car park and access road. I had breakfast while waiting on John who’s driving up for his […]
Day 4: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort It’s a Thursday. I’d seen the weather coming and I made sure I used some of the days I’d banked off work. I’d also seen video of the groomers shifting a ton of fresh snow. I was going to make the most of this long weekend. The drive up was slightly sketchy […]
Day 3: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort I’d car camped after spending an evening in Fort William and I awoke to frosted windows (on the inside) and a deflated sleeping mat. The rose-tinted mountain views made up for any discomfort. I parked in the top carpark at Glencoe, grabbed some food and made for the access chairlift. A fine […]
Grey Mare’s Waterfall Kinlochmore
I had taken Friday as a holiday with no real agenda in mind other than to get the hell away from the office. On the night before departure I found myself staring at my collection of maps. Not open maps mind you. They remained closed on a shelf, I pulled them out reading the spines […]
Glencoe mountain resort
DAY 10 OF THE SCOTTISH SEASON 16/17 Dawn on Sunday morning was a cracker. The deep orange light streamed through the rear window of the car. Once again the skies were clear above and the day ahead promised to be a scorcher. It was around 6° at the car park level. As I ascended on […]