 Poster: A snowHead
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| The rankings are amazing, if accurate. Winterhighland is way more informative than Cairngorm, though it's obviously good to see the UK's Matterhorn (slightly rounded, admittedly) attracting that level of interest. |
I wouldn't be surprised if one of the reasons for the popularity of the Cairngorm site is the blog which has gone from strength to strength this season and has garnered a lot of regular readers, as attested to by the number of comments posted there in reply to the excellent regular blog entries from Colin (head of Cairngorm ski patrol).
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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J2ski is a good site
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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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| roga wrote: |
| ... the [Cairngorm] blog which has gone from strength to strength this season and has garnered a lot of regular readers, as attested to by the number of comments posted there in reply to the excellent regular blog entries from Colin (head of Cairngorm ski patrol). |
Unfortunately he only seems to blog every 2 weeks, because it's a good idea. As I say, Winterhighland is a much more lively place.
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| Unfortunately he only seems to blog every 2 weeks, because it's a good idea. As I say, Winterhighland is a much more lively place. |
I totally agree that Winterhighland is a much more lively place but you've missed the fact that although the main blogs are a week or so apart Colin is also regularly replying (often on a daily basis) in the comments section as well.
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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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roga, I see what you mean:
http://blog.cairngormmountain.co.uk/?p=205#comments
But the number of replies (26) and hits on that section of the site are unlikely to explain the site's very high position on that ranking. Maybe people have a fascination with the webcams etc.
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| David Goldsmith wrote: |
| But the number of replies (26) and hits on that section of the site are unlikely to explain the site's very high position on that ranking. Maybe people have a fascination with the webcams etc. |
Yes true, but remember that only a tiny proportion of those viewing the blog will actually post so the number of comments doesn't always give that good a clue as to hits. I think one of the features of the new Cairngorm is the 'sticky' content that's been added plus it's reliability over the old site and webcams which were frequently off-line. This season you can expect to go on there and view up to date webcam piccies, a reasonably frequently updated photo gallery and the blog. All of these I'd suggest are attractive features that prompt re-visits to the site. Additionally I'd suggest that the good snow this season as well as the credit crunch, with people looking for second trips outwith the Euro zone, have actually upped interest in Scottish skiing, it seems that the Cairngorm website has been a beneficiary of this, as well as their skier numbers which are well on target.
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