Fake winter news We all see the headlines, permeating fear amongst the populous, while we as snow lovers feel a pang of excitement only to realise its the usual batch of scaremongering and fake weather news that the tabloids seem to thrive on. Is it all about selling papers or filling column inches? Whatever the […]
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Preparing for snowboarding season 2018-19
Getting my boards ready Glencoe Mountain Resort has opened for a preliminery couple of days, promoting their new snow factory machine. The rest of the mountain is still waiting patiently, slowly filling with natural snow from the blustery westerlies. Due to family priorities, I didn’t head north myself. I’m waiting for the real stuff so […]
Day 27: 2017/18 with an Olympian
Where Else?… Glencoe Mountain Resort Sunday morning, the clocks had sprung forward an hour. Yes, I slept in. Not bad considering that I’m sleeping in the back of a car. By 9:30am I was up on the slopes but without breakfast, damn it! I needed to get up the hill though as Billy Morgan was […]
Day 26: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Wow! A busy day was on the cards at Glencoe Mountain Resort. Ski Scotland’s Snowfest was taking place this weekend, as part of this Glencoe would host a kilted descent and at the same time the Scottish Freedom Series Coe Cup was taking place. I wanted to photograph both, but they would […]
Day 25: 2017/18
Glencoe Mountain Resort Tuesday, and a second day of glorious sunshine was on the cards at Glencoe Mountain Resort. I’d had a very comfortable nights sleep in the car and I’d made the call that it would be my last day of this 4 day stint. Gareth was meeting me today, and there was barely […]