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Was Cairngorm open for skiing over the weekend or has the fat lady gone of in sulk for the summer?
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brian
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stevew, it wasn't open at the weekend but they are hoping to have one last hurrah for midsummer next week.
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| We hope to celebrate midsummer by offering some snowsports on the 19th and 20th June and possibly midsummers day itself, the 21st June. For more details check out our website nearer the weekend. |
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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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We hope to celebrate midsummer by offering some snowsports on the 19th and 20th June and possibly midsummers day itself, the 21st June. For more details check out our website nearer the weekend.
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WAHEEEEYYYYY!!!!!! 
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I'm guessing they'll have to move pretty much all of whats left of the park onto the uptrack and queue area for that to happen.... But if they pull it off... magnificent indeed 
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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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Weather is looking good at the moment for the Winterhighland mid-summer slide on Sunday. Still no word on whether the Funicular will be available as uplift, either way the plan is to meet up in the Ptarmigan Restaurant at 10.30am for a bacon roll and morning coffee before hitting the snow in the Ptarmigan Bowl before probably moving over to the Ciste Mhearaidh a short distance SE of the Ptarmigan Tow just so we'll have laid down some turns on the traditional mid-summer stomping ground!
A good portion of the Ciste Bowl remains skiable and as it becomes the Ciste Gully proper there still appears to be a good length of run on offer.
^Ptarmigan Tow comes into sight as a tourer nears the top of the climb up the Ciste Gully into the Top Basin on 15th June, Ciste T-bar to the right.
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just got the official mailshot, it's on 
20th and 21st June - Midsummer Snowsports
We are celebrating midsummer by offering some snowsports on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st June. The skiing will be in a very limited area beyond the Ptarmigan Tow with uplift being provided by two temporary rope tows. Funicular only prices will apply (£9.75 adult/£6.15 junior/£8.45 senior & student). 2009-10 season tickets will also be valid. Equipment hire will not be available on the mountain but may be available from Glenmore Shop (tel. 01479 861253).
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It's party time!! 
Shame the Hog Roast is at the Daylodge and not the Ptarmigan!
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Just seen on Facebook that Glencoe will open today (Sat) if peeps turn up. 2 Scottish ski areas open for midsummer - FANTASTIC.
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easiski, Just spotted that aswell.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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If Glencoe had mentioned it at some point yesterday I'd have been there. Saying 7 hours before I need to leave (and in the middle of the night) is no use 
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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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Yeah! I wonder why they left it so late? Scottish marketing? 
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Glencoe mentioned it a few weeks ago on their facebook and their email list to be fair. It was always gonna be marginal - as in if anyone wants to join us for a trudge up the hill they's be welcome
mad gangs of midgies over that way usually this time of year so would've been torture until you got up high at least!
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Awesome guys - was in Wales today driving mountain roads but have to admit I'd rather be on the white stuff in Scotland!
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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 cant believe that on the 21st of june, whilst sat at home in Manchester in 24c heat, there is still skiing to be had just over 340 miles away in scotland!!! Amazing!
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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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any pics of what was going on at Glencoe? How much snow did they have? Did they have the upper drag running?
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Glencoe was a bit more organic but looked fun none-the-less, and they had some kind of tri/penth thing going on with archery and bombing into the waterfall pool!! pics on their website and facebook page
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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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Winterhighland, 900 feet!! at midsummer. Is that a record?
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21C in aviemore today, very pleasant if a little windy
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barry,
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Cheers barry.
'Meaningful descent' probably means longer than about 100m - which is the length of plastic slope that I did a lot of my early sliding on!! Anything of Xscape 200m proportions would be a bonus!! So sounds like it could be good to go for a while yet !!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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brian
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Any July sliding going on?
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You know it makes sense.
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Plenty there. And better than Australia 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Mike Pow, are they having a rough season?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Uber hairdrier the last few days with it being so warm and very windy, Ciste Gully now patchy, broken into two distinct sections - once the burn is exposed and the snowbridge gone the remaining snow at the sides goes quick, thus there's still a bit above no 1 gully then the wider lower section in the photo above, but a long gap below number 1 gully. Not sure I'd risk skiing any of it now, snowpack looks totally rotten so there will be very little strength in the precarious looking snow bridges.
Still a decent patch in the Ptarmigan Bowl, also large snow field on the Cas Headwall, but just a few small patches still hanging on just on Coronation Wall - which is remarkable really! Should still be a good snow field in the Ciste Mhearaidh, was going to go up for a walk this morning before the tennis, but didn't go above the Ciste Carpark today due to wind. Will go up early next week with skis to claim some July turns in the Ptarmigan Bowl and Ciste Mhearidh - not sure which day, will keep an eye on how the forecasts develop over the weekend.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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With regards Australia, probably more Natural snow on CairnGorm than say Thredbo or Perisher that I've been keeping an eye on!! None the less they have a fair range of terrain and vertical and have completed 3 weeks of skiing already including a long weekend and a week of School Holidays, thanks to extensive automated snow making... *cough*
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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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Winterhighland,
Any big snow patches still about?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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firstracks, nice work!
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Well played and agree 100%
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Shame I live so far from nice snowpatches
Lots more fun then a fridge!
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