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 […]
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Glencoe Freeride Clinic
Day 15 of Scottish season 15/16. Today was the day for the Glencoe Freeride Clinic. It started once again in bright sunshine and conditions looked epic. Loads of cover and great visibility. The group of skiers and snowboarders congregated at the top of the access lift for 9:20 and we introduced ourselves and shared our […]
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Day 14 of Scottish season 15/16. Another bright weekend was predicted and sure enough the sun was out this Saturday morning. I had my breakfast and made my way up the access chair. There was bright sunshine with a touch of cloud. While queuing at the rescue hut, mid mountain I thought I recognised some […]
Glencoe
Day 13 of Scottish season 15/16. Decided to join Gareth and his daughter on a midweek visit while the weather was good. Thursday morning was bright and sunny, with a forecast to cloud over after lunch. On the drive up the access road I noticed tracks dropping out of the Creag Dubh chute. A very […]
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Day 8 of Scottish Season 15/16. I tried to make an early start after being out the evening before, then putting together a small graphic for next weeks Instameet #scotskimeet2016. Waking at 5:30, I think it was closer to 8:00 by the time I was on the move. There was some snow falling at Chrianlarich which […]
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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 […]
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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 […]