Day 7 of Scottish Season 15/16. On the Last day of my break from work I had to head north again to Glencoe. Weather was fair with snow showers blowing through. There was some fresh with the wind distributing snow around the mountain. I told myself I was going to do the East Ridge today […]
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Glencoe
Day 6 of Scottish Season 15/16. Last night I’d seen the pictures coming from a sunny Monday at Glencoe. So after breakfast and goodbyes to friends in Aviemore, I hit the foggy roads an cut across the country for Glencoe. The road from Newtonmore to Fort William is absolutely stunning. White capped hills glistened against […]
Cairngorm
Day 5 of Scottish Season 15/16. Arriving after a wet day at Glencoe, on Friday night I was hoping for a full weekend at Cairngorm Mountain. However, the weather gods felt differently. We were staying in a chalet by the river Spey which was close to bursting its banks with the amount of rain we […]
Glencoe
Day 4 of Scottish Season 15/16. The annual trip to Aviemore was the plan for this weekend and I decided since the conditions looked borderline I’d take the long route via Glencoe rather than the A9. Snow had been lost since last weekend and conditions were warmer. I took my time and arrived at Glencoe […]
Glencoe
Day 3 of Scottish Season 15/16. January was seen off with a trip on Saturday through blizzards on Rannoch Moor and an evening of dinner and drinks at the Clachaig Inn. On arrival we took a short crepuscular stroll around to signal rock then went to the bar for drinks and a hearty meal. The […]
Glencoe
Day 2 of Scottish Season 15/16. Sunday morning lay deep and crisp and even. Unfortunately that was in Glasgow. The roads were actually better though than the previous evening and I did manage to make a slightly earlier start to the day. Sunday promised to be slightly better, and indeed, visibility on the upper part […]
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 […]