DAY 4 OF THE SCOTTISH SEASON 16/17 I’d missed a cracking day on the Friday, like most people I had been stuck in the office. Glencoe Mountain Resort announced on their Facebook page that the mountain was open from top to bottom. Friday’s scene had the sun splitting the sky and corduroy groomers, a real tease. […]
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Nevis Range Video
Last year was my best season ever. So far this has been the worst snow season for a long time. This is only my second outing and in less than favourable conditions. I’m afraid I don’t hold much hope for the remainder of the season.
Reinstate funding for MWIS
UPDATE: Funding has been secured for at least 3 years! Dear friends, I just signed the petition “REINSTATE VITAL FUNDING TO THE MOUNTAIN WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICE (MWIS)” and wanted to ask if you could add your name too. This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the […]
Glencoe
Day 18 of Scottish season 15/16. I’d been looking out the office window at work all week. Blue skies prevailed throughout the week, and for once lasted all the way to Saturday. It was Snow Fest day at all Scottish resorts and a glorious day it was too. The sky was completely bluebird and the […]
Instagram #Scotskimeet2016
Today was intended to be the day of the second ever Instagram inspired Scotskimeet #scotskimeet2016. We’d been planning for a group of Instagrammers to descend on Glencoe Mountain Resort on its 60th birthday celebration. However Mother Nature saw fit to put paid to our plans with 60-70 mph winds. After sitting in the carpark in […]
Glencoe
Day 1 of Scottish season 15/16. Well it’s been a long time coming. I’ve had my season pass since October and I’ve been itching to get on snow. December was the warmest on record and saw devastating flooding throughout the land. Christmas came and went with only a gesture of snow filling in some of […]
Glencoe Bothy Idea: Circa 2005
Long before the new management developed the hobbit houses at Glencoe Mountain Resort, I had this passing notion to extend the existing building to add accommodation and entertainment facilities for skiers and snowboarders in winter as well as add a new revenue stream from walkers on the west highland way in summer. Looking at the […]