Glencoe Mountain Resort Friday started at Glencoe Mountain Resort with sunlight illuminating the Buachaille. It looked promising, but this is Scotland. The weather is a law unto itself. I was expecting friends to arrive so grabbed some breakfast and said hello to them before making my way up the hill. Conditions on the hill I […]
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Day 9: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain resort Contrary to forecasts, Friday was sunny with little wind to speak of at Glencoe. Fresh snow from the night before and continuous drifting throughout the day was a recipe for lots of fresh snow and epic turns. A few icy patches hid under and in-between the patches of grippy wind-packed powder. Weekdays […]
Day 6: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Saturday was the day we had all been waiting for. John and myself had stayed overnight Friday as we knew it was going to be busy at Glencoe. In fact, when I awoke and wiped the ice and condensation from the window I could see the line of traffic away down on […]
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 […]
Does social media impact on our environment? Do we have a responsibility?
Shiehallion Instameet with John Muir Trust Many of us Instagramers had been sharing concerns about the possible impact social media has on many of our beloved beauty spots and wild places around Scotland. Skye in particular had been taking a beating from bus-loads of visitors in places that maybe don’t have the infrastructure or capabilities […]