Glencoe Mountain Resort Having had an epic powder day during the week, I didn’t feel too guilty about the slow start to Saturday at Glencoe Mountain. Having had a bit of a celebration on Friday, I didn’t leave Glasgow till after 10:00am. This meant I wan’t up the hill until the afternoon. This wasn’t a […]
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Day 30: 2017/18 Powder Thursday
Glencoe Powder Resort This report is running a few days late. Sometimes I do have a social life away from the slopes. Not often, but sometimes. They say too much social media can be bad for you. It certainly doesn’t contribute to your work ethic. When Glencoe Mountain Resort posted on their Facebook page that they […]
Day 29: 2017/18 Easter Sunday
Glencoe Mountain Resort The forecast for Easter Sunday had predicted solid sunshine all day, and it proved to be accurate. I awoke to a crisp clear sky. It looked like things would be firm, so I was going to stick with my Phoenix board. It’s better for big turns on fast snow. Conditions on the […]
Day 28: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort The Easter weekend after Glencoe had received a nice little top up of snow. Would it be busy? Not enough to put me off. Conditions on the Hill I had left Glasgow a little later to avoid road works on the M8 so I didn’t get up the hill till after 10am. […]
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DAY 10 OF THE SCOTTISH SEASON 16/17 Dawn on Sunday morning was a cracker. The deep orange light streamed through the rear window of the car. Once again the skies were clear above and the day ahead promised to be a scorcher. It was around 6° at the car park level. As I ascended on […]
Glencoe Birthday Hike
Day 34 of Scottish season 15/16. A one run wonder after a hike from the carpark to the summit. For the second year in a row I thought I’d go for a birthday slide on the remaining snow at Meall a’ Bhùiridh. Niels and myself left Cardoss around 8:00am on a cool bright day. The […]
Glencoe MacAvalanche Mass Descent
Day 33 out of season 16/17. Not really a full day snowboarding, but I did hike the top part of the mountain after getting the access chair up. Last Sunday turned out to be the last day of mechanised uplift for the ski season. However, the mountain bike season was opening with the No Fuss […]