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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I know
I just drove tthrough it 30mons ago
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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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Wow, big fat fluffy flakes!
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Cairngorm and Lecht opening announced on BBC R2 news this morning - wish I was closer.....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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^ good stuff, bit more publicity than usual which is good!
Word is the snow is great (8-10 cm fresh overnight) but visibility today pretty poor. Tomorrow looks like the better day but whether or not it'll be busier what with word getting round about the opening is anyone's guess!
Apparently the home road filled up overnight too so effectively (what with the snow making effort on the zig zags) Cairngorm has top to bottom skiing on opening day, IIRC that's not all that common for the first day of the season.
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I went up the local hill today to test out my thumb hankies. Snow is starting to fall in Scotland, there could be some sliding soon...
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Where's that Bigtipper?
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Winter tires went back on a couple of days ago roga so failing road closures, I should be OK. Saw two cars off the road today though, waiting for recovery. Both of them were BMW's, within about a mile of each other, one of them was a huge blue BMW X something lying on its side showing its tires that were about 2 foot wide.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Not heading north till after new year (santa bringing me new boots for xmas  ) but had my first slippy slidey moment this winter driving along the Fife coast. Will be driving like my dad for the next 4 months!
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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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roga, the biggest Munro in the far distance is Ben Lawers. It was busy on the hill today, due to it being a Saturday. There was one blader and a young snowboarder on the local hill. Not enough snow yet for me to lug my skis up there. Weather was nice today though! It was incredibly icy on the path though, definately need at least a pair of ice - grippers.
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You know it makes sense.
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Headed up to Cairngorm today with my son. Truly amazed at the quantity of snow, snow on the A9 getting progressively deeper all the way up from Coylumbridge. Up top the snow conditions could only be described as incredible. Basically just the Ciste Fairway open, the T bar back up, and a run down to the bottom across the Traverse and through the Zig Zags. Some decent off pistey type stuff below Fiscalli. Vis was pretty appalling first thing but you do get used to it, got brighter after lunch but it also got busier.
All in all a fantastic start to the Scottish season but I have to say I am pretty knackered tonight!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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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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I thought so, enjoy your happy knackerdness 
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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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Has anyone skied today?
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Yep.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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^ lol, too busy smiling to post much I'll guess 
Photos look absolutely amazing, the cover on the East Lady is stonking for the time of year from what I can see - was really struck by that (and a tad jealous lol)
What a start to the season, let's hope it carries on eh!
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the lecht. today. it was jaw droppingly good.
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roga, east lady and lady herself were great fun... Lots of just hidden burns and ditches around though.
Lack of lifts leading to very long queues was a dampener for the 3,000,000 skiers and boarders though.
Ross has some photos.
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Ski toured to Macdui today. Very busy with tourers and near perfect weather other than some occasional mist.
Snow good but look out for rocks!
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Good fotos.
Crazy liftlines.
They need to add a few 8-seater chairlifts.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Why o why did I have to go to my mothers for lunch today 
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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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There has been a dump of snow last night in Perthshire at all levels, about 2/3 inches here.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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moffatross, You seem to have had some superb snow 
Can't wait until we can get up to get some turns in over Christmas.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Mrs NBT, west coast trip?
Julian mentioned it to me and will try and get over to see you at some point, haven't skied Glencoe for a couple of seasons and miss it!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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moffatross: www.Glencoe is still saying that the access chair is closed for maintenance. Could that be up and running by the weekend?
We could be well up for a drive north - with touring kit on stand by given the Cairngorm queues situation last weekend.....
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The piste basher has been out at Glencoe (see below), dunno if that means opening's imminent but it's gotta be a good sign!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Andy's been on the sites saying opening Thurs at Glencoe weather permitting.
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Glencoe is planning to open 100% on Thursday weather permitting! Woohoo!!!
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^^ & ^ yeah, just noticed that, great news!
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roga, Yes. West coast here we come.
Would be great to catch up with you all again.
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Nevis set to open on weekend.
One of Glencoe's earliest openings in recent years.
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| Nevis set to open on weekend |
But strangely no mention whatsoever of that on the Nevis Range website  And the website's snow report says 'Not available at present.'
Not too clever, or very informative.
We've got one night (Sat) and one ski day (Sun) - so will it be Nevis or Glencoe? (For a change from our regular trips to the Gorm). Or will it be Cairngorm after all? Choices, choices!
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This next weekend 
