Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice one and absolutely spot on!
I just hope the weekend after is as good 'coz that's when I'm up for the Nevis ski test
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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If I lived within a 3 hour drive I'd go for a day or a weekend. The drive from Berkshire, where I live, is a 900+ mile round trip, too far for a weekend of skiing.
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^ is it that much further than from Bristol (where I am)?
I've done the drive up for a weekend and it was well worth it but I guess it all depends on your POV and whether you enjoy driving (and Red Bull ).
The alternative of course, which is what I'm doing over Easter weekend, is grabbing a bargain flight. From here up to Glasgow it was just over £80 return when I booked a couple of days ago and then car hire for the 4 days was around £75 - not bad at all IMHO and it gives me the flexibility to head to Glencoe or Nevis (or anywhere else for that matter).
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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You got me thinking..
Sleazyjet to Edinburgh (Gatwick) is £163 return..parking £20, hire car £60, Petrol £40, Hotel £80,beer food £50...Plus pass approx £420 for two days skiing..Roga has the right idea esp if he booked ahead..
The fair comparison is I'm off to Centre parcs for easter £800 for three nights, but it is the whole family..rather be skiing mind but needs must..
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roga, Less than 10 miles difference each way according to multimap figures. Flying might be an option though. I'll think about it.
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cfc5mu0,
4 days skiing roga, will be skiing Friday - monday inclusive - it is easter, and you lot in england do get Friday and monday as holidays (scotland doesn't AFAIK). I'm hoping to make it over for Friday through to Sunday, no accomoation booked yet, but there is always the back of the car in Nevis car park!
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It's set to get clder over easter with more snow on the way so conditions may just get even more epic!
Dave Horsley, are you definitely going up? Try www.lochview.co.uk a few of us are staying there and it's pretty reasonably priced.
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Oh good grief, it is so, so tempting. We have our skis and boots at home for the first time in 3 years too. Unfortunately we have to work on Sat am.
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Oh go on Helen Beaumont if you're really that tempted just do it, we are only arriving Saturday in time for a ski in the afternoon hopefully, then skiing Sunday and most of Monday before heading back down the road. You know you want to... !
To put it in perspective, we have done the same journey for just a normal weekend - drive Friday arriving very late, skied Sat and Sun am till mid pm, then drove home, and it was still worth it...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Perhaps if the bank balance had had a little longer to recover from our trip to Wengen...........
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Fair enough!
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