I was find this about skiing scotland on a swedish website, http://www.freeride.se/content/3969/ from last season, but nice article anyway, translate on google, will be a little funny but U will understand anyway,,, if the snow is like that next season,,, I will come there
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^ interesting idea but not sure bubble wrap stands up to 100mph winds too well!
Another good day today though but a bit colder and signs of wear at the top of the Cas and bottom of the Gunbarrell - bit of rain in Aviemore now which hopefully won't hit the mountain of if it does hopefully it'll get a lot colder and will snow at the top!
Here's hoping anyway!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
There's some thundery downpours meandering about further south and east, hopefully the 'Gorm will continue to dodge them otherwise we might wake up and find the Cas uptrack has left the mountain!
Colin mentions They have had 120K skier days this season. I don't remember last years numbers, but I am finding 125K until Easter... Maybe down from last year, but... the snow has been less spectacular as well.. So well done!
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Past the 121,000 mark, last year finished around 145,000. Down yes, considerable hit though taken because of stormbound days during the half term period, at least 15,000 lost - so the Lecht should have got a boost! Never the less, that is two 100,000 skier day seasons back to back (not bad given the operating company had claimed a 100,000 skier day season was now impossible for any Scottish Snowsports Area). Indeed that's double 100,000+ skier day seasons at two areas.
Some interesting points re. visitor experiences. The Cairngorm response indicates that the break even figure is 60k skiers - so the last two seasons' figures equate to more than four seasons' worth of visits. Maybe free lift passes for the next two seasons eh??
After all it is free
After all it is free
Well the season seems to be gradually drawing to a close with just the Ptarmigan lift now running at the top and very few people on the hill today in contrast to a mini surge yesterday. The Cas tow didn't open today and was also closed yesterday and it appears the hangers are coming off now with the run broken at the top and bottom, in the latter case part of the run has collapsed into the stream and there's an awesome ice cave under the snow if you crawl in (as we did ). Most of the Cas is still skiable but the traverse is now broken in sections so getting down there requires walking and some 'combat' skiing.
I believe Cairngorm intend to run over the weekend and then close the season from Monday or Tuesday, it's worth heading up for a last slide and a bit of a chill with a rail jam at the top on Saturday and for those willing to walk and skin there's still good sliding down the Ciste Gully (almost to the boardwalk) and over the back.
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A pond skimming pond is being constructed in the Ptarmigan Bowl - uh oh!
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What would people rate this season out of 10 in Scotland? Lets say that last year was a 10/10 due to the epic snow. I think it has been a good season. I have watched the Scottish conditions quite a lot this year and the Alps have been very poor while Scotland has had a good season in my opinion. I would say a 7/10, would that be fair, whats your opinion?
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Ricklovesthepowder, for me, if 2009/2010 season was a 10, this last one was an 8/9. Consistent snow coverage at all the ski centres throughout a long season beginning in mid November. There were far fewer opportunities for touring in the Southern Uplands & there was next to snow on the Pennines because it was mostly latitude, not altitude that determined where the snow fell this winter.
My 8/9 vote is deserved as despite an earlier finish than last season and only getting a week abroad, I still managed to rack up 30 days skiing and never got rained on or blown off the hill once I was up it. What was noticeable was that the visibility was poorer on the whole than last season with probably 3/4 of my days in a range from 50% nuisance cloud to 100% zero vis low clag and just 1 day in 4 being a bluebird. All down to the much more westerly pattern to the weather this winter and the associated Atlantic moisture.
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Cairngorm had a 5-month season, from Nov to Apr, with toptobottom skiing for roughly 4.5 months. Despite a megathaw from mid-Mar onward, they still had a good 7-outa-10 season for snow and 8 outa 10 for business.
The other centers got roughly 3-to-4-month seasons and scored about 6 outa 10.
Glencoe got the puke of the season in March.
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
So if you're just off somewhere snowy come back and post a snow report of your own and we'll all love you very much
And a 10/10 November
(25th Nov)
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
Winterhighland wrote:
A pond skimming pond is being constructed in the Ptarmigan Bowl - uh oh!
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Yuk, the weather was having a holiday weekend laugh at our expense on Saturday! Fortunately tomorrow and Monday are supposed to be better, was a bit of a downer after beach weather the last few days, but skies are clear again at the moment so fingers crossed!
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Ciste Gully today - best snow on the mountain!
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
roga, I realy like the Scottish optimism,, Real skier think like U,,,
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?
roga, would almost be worth having some sort of uplift to serve that
kevindonkleywood, it would be great if they could stick in a chair lift, oh wait a minute..........
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It's Monday - Closing Day on the 'Gorm. The 2011 Scottish Season will officially draw to an end at close of play this afternoon, so this is your last chance to come up for a lift served play if you read this in time.
kevindonkleywood, Ricklovesthepowder, now there's an idea - a chairlift would be good!
Winterhighland, aye last day today won't be up tho, yesterday was my last day of the season in Scotland I'm afraid - have fun!
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
Some of the folk who are happy with big cornices, near vertical scarps and sustained, narrow 50 degree slopes with hairy exposure have been having fun on Ben Nevis. Respect ... http://www.winterhighland.info/forum/read.php?2,137343
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Whitegold, Nice pics,,, real steep in the beginning
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Looks like scottish snowsports will combine with downhill mountain biking at the MacAvalance, Glencoe on Sat 30th.
The access and cliffhanger chairs are going to be open for spectators to this mad event a la Megavalanche and could be your last chance to slide on lift served scottish snow
pfairbrother, just when we thought it was all over lol!
Good to see Glencoe pulling a surprise and beating everyone else to the last lift served skiing of the season in Scotland
Great pics those moffatross, what a bunch of jessies the rest of us are
I guess there may be a few more weeks of gully skiing so we may get to see some more piccies before the very end ... and then there's Helen (H11LLY) who will be skiing the patches as long as they last - I'm back up in August for a BASI course at Glenmore Lodge so you never know ...
For now though I'm recovering from a manic last few weeks on the hill, sure feels like the end of the season and it kinda feels that bit more final than last season which is no bad thing in as far as I'm forced to accept that's it and move on to summer - I'll be pining for snow in a few weeks time though I reckon, the plastic is only a very temporary fix for the addiction (kind of like a snowsports methadone )
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
Before anyone gets their hopes up, there is no skiable snow at Glencoe below the top of the Cliffhanger Chair, so I'm afraid you'll still have to do leg work and earn some turns (though less than from the top of the Access Chair alone). If you have touring kit (when the bikers aren't coming down) you can skin up the Main Basin and then come back down it or walk over to the Spring Run - it's broken high up, but below that there is a run out onto Mugs Alley. Obviously there maybe some further snow loss this week so keep an eye on the webcams if your thinking of heading over with skis on Saturday.
Some pix from Monday on CairnGorm Mountain:
^Boarder takes on the pond in the Ptarmigan Bowl.
^Ptarmigan Tow doing it's thing one last time for winter 2011, late Monday afternoon.
^Coire Cas: Heading for the Gunbarrel for one last run at the end of the day.
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). Most of the Cas is still skiable but the traverse is now broken in sections so getting down there requires walking and some 'combat' skiing.
Fortunately tomorrow and Monday are supposed to be better, was a bit of a downer after beach weather the last few days, but skies are clear again at the moment so fingers crossed!
won't be up tho, yesterday was my last day of the season in Scotland I'm afraid - have fun!
