Glencoe Mountain Resort A Saturday after significant snowfall means an early start. So I was up at 5:00am to get ready for pickup an hour later by Jonathan. We made it in plenty of time. There was already a queue for tickets by 8:30am, so as Jon waited in line, I got breakfast from the […]
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Day 10: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort The wind was an unknown factor before leaving. I was up at 5:30 but the weather report at winterhighland.info was yet to update. By 7:30 I should have gone, but it was announced a decision would be made at 8:30, but by 8:10 it was decided Glencoe Mountain Resort would open. I […]
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 8: 2017/18
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 […]
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 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 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 […]