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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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We're looking to go to Scotland next weekend 26/27. It's our wedding anniversary so deserve a trip but can't afford to go away for the whole week this year.
I can ski blues abroad and have done 1 red which took me a while, do you think I'll be ok in Scotland? My husband is a great skier and does the hair raising blacks so not really worried about him.
Which resort do you think will be the best for us to visit?
Think we'll drive up Friday night, B&B it for Fri and Sat night so we can ski both days and then drive back Sun night.
We'll be travelling from Birmingham.
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stick2000, Everywhere has snow at the moment but the forecasts for next week is all over the place. If you can wait leave it to the last minute to book up---- and see which place has the best snow. My advise now would be.....Ask the same question on the 24th 
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II, The only thing I'm concerned about is being able to get a cheap B&B, everywhere I seem to look on the web is expensive. Are the scottish pistes ok for low intermediates - I've heard that they can be difficult. Really excited about going, didn't think we'd be able to ski at all this year but the trip up north shouldn't cost too much.
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cheers for the recommendations. I suppose there's loads of B&Bs/hotels about so we'll find one. Think there's 4 of us going now - cheaper to split petrol. Husbands suggesting sleeping in the car or staying in a tent - not too sure about that one!!
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Depending on weather conditions, staying in the car or a tent could be very cold! If that's the option that you're looking at, then consider finding something like these cabins
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| cheers for the recommendations. I suppose there's loads of B&Bs/hotels about so we'll find one. Think there's 4 of us going now - cheaper to split petrol. Husbands suggesting sleeping in the car or staying in a tent - not too sure about that one!! |
I'd avoid that at this time of year if I were you! 
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The other cheap(er) option is to go in a youth hostel www.syha.org.uk
I read somewhere that they have an offer on at the moment in a couple of hostels where they will do 3 nights for the price of 2 (if you can extend your weekend by a day)
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Thanks for the advice guys - will look a bit closer to the time to work out which resort to go to
Elizabeth - those cabins look good, nice and cheap too. Has anyone stayed in one before???
Roga - cheers for the resort rundown, much appreciated.
Ohhhh I really hope that the snow will be good and the runs open next weekend, so looking forward to it!
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You know it makes sense.
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apparently email from Nevis posted on winterhighland
At the moment the Back Corries are very icy and without a large fall of
snow in the next few days, we will be unable to Braveheart.
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Yup, shame about the back corries but they'd be incredibly dangerous in icy conditions.
The forecast for Friday is still balanced on a knife edge, there's a low heading towards Scotland but if it hits south the hills with remain very cold and more snow is likely, if it's further north the freezing level will rise with rain, sleet and snow depending what height you're at. In very typical Scottish style it's too close to predict!
There's certainly been a lot of snow over the last few days, the Winterhighland webcams of the White Lady are showing it pretty loaded and whatever happens Friday there's the prospect of more snow over the weekend and into next week with the freezing level heading down again.
Seems like Glenshee has got the best of the snow today though with whiteout conditions on the mountain, depending on what the weather brings tomorrow it may well be the best place to be over the weekend (again!).
For those who are new to this game this is pretty classic Scottish weather, I well remember it like this back in the 'old' days
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So, anyone checked the weather at the moment or there on the ground?
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It seems to be the case that for a really good build up in Scotland, southern England needs to get a real soaking. This is what happened in 2001 and is happening again this year as the depressions get forced further south than has been usual in the last 20 years.
Just need it to continue for the next 3 months with the occasional ridging high pressure each weekend.
A small price worth paying, I'd say 
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Well I think it's safe to say that we're definitely heading up next Friday night - depending on snow conditions (will be on the net all day Friday I think). Have been looking through all the sites and think Glenshee is prob best and on their website it says you can pre-book ski's if you give at least 24 hours notice.
Have called a few B&Bs and seems as though they all have 1 double and 1 single left, want 2 doubles ideally but don't want to pay more than £25 pppn. Will have a look over weekend and discuss with the others.
Really hope there's no rain damage next week and if there is that it recovers.
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I personally think Scotland is excellent in the spring, esp the abtly named Spring Run at Glencoe and the Back Corries in softening spring snow are great fun!
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stick2000, Rent a mobile home - plenty of them around. 
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roga, lower slopes at Nevis have had the least built up and have lost a bit, but Goose Gully is loaded and with the Allt Sneachda filled in to the foot of the Quad it should provide a more resilient route to the bottom of the Quad than the fenced runs.
Having recorded a string of wind speeds of 71, 79, 88 and 81mph the Winterhighland weather station has lost contact with the outside sensors. I hope their not a few miles out of range now!
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We seem to have lost this thread for a few days - conditions aren't as good as they were but the cover seems to be holding up reasonably well to recent warmer temperatures from what I can gather. There are whiteout conditions forecast tomorrow (Thursday) then a warmer spell then i believe it's likely to get colder and snowier again.
Am looking to head up again in the not too distant future (hopefully before a trip to Mammoth around the 16th Feb) so hoping it'll be decent! 
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easiski, I bet you could do it for a week if you tried hard enough 
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roga, next week looks promising for another really good spell of cold and snow, possibly a week or more from Tuesday onwards
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Elizabeth B, that would be the week when I don't have any work????? I could happily ski at the Lecht any time - not having the need to 'travel'.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kitenski, Shame, but although everyone talks about the great seasons of the 80s, I was there then (well in Aviemore), and that's mostly what I remember! Great snow followed by a very disappointing thaw - again and again. That's what it's like up there, and what it's always been like IME. 
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Sage, cool.
Not that much different to how it looked 2 weeks ago, either.
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Rightie ho, it's a few weeks after the last big dump and now the sloopes are looking rather the worse for wear but help apears to be at hand! Snow is forecast over the next few days with massive dumps (up to 80cm) currently on the cards for the west and a run of very cold/arctic temperatures also forecast.
If this happens we could be looking at some more classic riding in Scotland - watch that weather is all I can say, it might prove very interesting indeed!
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FAQ
- I skiied 5 runs off the Alpha tow which were just alright where the basher had been but I didn't fancy the unpisted bits I tryed so never headed up top... An icy Goose is not much fun 
... but not too much damage so far. Probably another hour or 2 of rain to come but then the temp should drop fairly quickly I think. Overall, I don't think it'll be as bad as it might've been 
