Misty conditions prevail with warm temperatures and spring snow conditions. There was not a drop of wind but this also meant that the mist did not move and visibility was shocking. Up top snow was plentiful and soft so this was not a problem, however it was very disorientating. Top T-bar was dismounting 1 pylon early due to […]
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Glencoe, February 9th 2008
Misty conditions prevail with warm temperatures and spring snow conditions. There was not a drop of wind but this also meant that the mist did not move and visibility was shocking. Up top snow was plentiful and soft so this was not a problem, however it was very disorientating. Top T-bar was dismounting 1 pylon early due to […]
Glencoe, February 2nd 2008
Stu, Jon and myself headed up to Coe from a snowy Glasgow. We had a weather window where the wind had eased just for the Saturday, winds had been ferocious and were due to pick up again on Sunday. The hill was scoured with the bulletproof base showing through, however where the wind had deposited […]
Glencoe, January 12th 2008
Fantastic! Fresh snow after a few stormy days. All the way from the summit down to the car park. Not a breath of wind and blue skies all day. About -5 at the top but nice in the sun. Snow firm and wind packed. Spring run best as usual. Lovely consolidated pack. The busiest I’ve […]
Glenshee, 6th January 2008
Cold with sunny spells. Snow compacted with some crust bit good coverage. Sunshine and occasional cloud. 9 lifts open. A good start to the Scottish season. Winds non existent. Much lighter than forecast. Fiona, Deirdre and myself headed up to Glenshee for what was a great start to the season. Weather was calm and bright. […]
Blood Red Shoes
Today I have been mostly listening to Blood Red Shoes. Let me know if you hear they’re coming to Glasgow. Lots of folk will mention the obvious similarities to White Stripes, however they sound completely different still loud though and the girl is a lot cuter than Meg (sorry Meg).
Control
New film by photographer Anton Corbijn on the life and relations of Ian Curtis is due for release in the UK this coming September. Looks really good. Check out the Youtube trailer. Looks like it did well at Cannes too. To view other videos on Control. Click the menu button on the Youtube clip.