Happy New Year. Threatened to be windy yet again, but once on the hill quite sheltered. Turned out quite a nice day! Bain basin soft and fluffy. Best up top. Quite a lot of snow loss. Needs topping up. Very warm and the wind and rain don’t help.
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Glencoe Thursday 27th December 2012
First day of the season. Manage to get up while on Christmas break which is always good. Still a ways to go before full coverage is achieved. However the basins are filling in. Lots of wins either side of this day. Proving quite gardens in these stormy conditions. Air temperature is quite warm also. Snow […]
Glencoe 21st April 2012
Well, over the last week I’ve been watching the weather from my office with interest. The webcams have been teasing me with late season snow reviving Glencoe Mountain Resort. They opened midweek but were disappointed by the numbers showing up. Saturday looked promising. Most of the drive up was sunny but as usual, on arrival […]
Glencoe 29 January 2012
Having missed some sunny days midweek Sunday was the only day I could do. There was a chance of sunny spells but as daylight broke it was clear the clouds were here to stay. Winds were light and temperature just below zero. We went straight up as lower slopes were scoured. The main basin had […]
Glencoe 17th December 2011
A crisp cold day and the mains power is back on at Glencoe after a week of blackout conditions caused by Hurricane Bawbag. The plateau poma was still off, but the walk is a good warm up. The snow underfoot was wind packed powder which was all the way down to the carpark. Mugs alley […]
Glencoe, Saturday 19th March 2011
We had to leave the house in Aviemore by 10am so thought I’d travel back to Glasgow via Glencoe, taking the Newtonmore – Spean Bridge road. It was a pleasant road and only an hour before I was passing Nevis Range ski area. Tempted though I was I passed through Fort Bill, picking up a […]
Saturday 12th March 2011
A large storm system has brought blizzards once again to the Scottish mountains. Snow started falling even in Glasgow on the Friday night. On arrival at Glencoe snow was down to the car park. Blizzards prevailed up the mountain with an icy blast accompanying it. Visibility was non existent and it was a day of […]