 Poster: A snowHead
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Coldest overnight September temperatures in some parts of Scotland for nearly 30 years, at -4c.
Pics of snow here.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Aviemore primary school shut due to frozen/burst pipes today, kids were loving it 
freezing fog about first thing, -3 on car dial (moving)
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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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Good stuff but it looks like it's gonna warm up a bit through the week.
Let's hope this brief cold snap is a portent of things to come though 
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| Nevis Range wrote: |
All change this winter at Nevis
Equipment Hire is getting a total revamp. The capacity of the building is being doubled which will make it more efficient and cut queuing times. There will be more equipment, new skis and boots. A computerised till will save your details so if you hire again we will have all the information.
The Snowsports School Office will move in with equipment hire . . . .
The Alpha Traverse fence line has been changed to let people get off the lift 20m further up the hill and should make the traverse across to the Goose less of an ordeal for snowboarders.
Braveheart chair, as many of you know, has operated at half capacity in recent years – work has been done to improve this.
Warren’s run has a new fence and takes a slightly straighter line to make it easier to groom.
Season ticket instalments – we introduced payment by instalments for tickets bought before the end of August. This was popular so we will probably do it earlier next year.
The Pinemarten Coffee Shop shop is being rebuilt in a different position with a view up the hill. A temporary café will serve hot drinks, bacon rolls and baking over the winter, but not during the shutdown. |
All good news as far as I'm concerned. The Alpha traverse was fine I just wish they had sorted the up track instead.
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| Braveheart chair, as many of you know, has operated at half capacity in recent years – work has been done to improve this. |
Is that based on running it 50% of the time 
If they could (conditions permitting) state it would run every possible day it would be a huge step forward IMHO....
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Whitegold, i was getting excited then until i realised that the link was to that crap newspaper!!!
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Ricklovesthepowder, look at snowforecast or mwis.
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From mwis
Headline, The West Highlands Monday
Upland gales; periods of frequent showers; blizzards higher tops 
Tuesday
How Wet?
Snow flurries, mainly north
Brief hail and snow showers west of Loch Linnhe; only a few flurries elsewhere, and isolated if any south of Glencoe.
Wednesday Ohhh Yessssss
How Wet?
Snow for a few hours
Snow showers will, especially on western hills, become very frequent in the afternoon, and may will merge around 3 hours of persistent snowfall, giving blizzards.
Cairngorm for tuesday
How Wet?
Snow showers, most widely north
Fairly frequent but often brief hail and snow showers north from the Cairngorms. Elsewhere, the showers often only flurries.
Wednesday
How Wet?
Snow showers becoming frequent
Snow showers, most widely toward north, especially Lecht. Far fewer showers elsewhere. But showers may in afternoon become very frequent, with threat of intermittent snow for 2 or 3 hours.
Yikes,,,,,, Getting itchy feet now
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| glasgowcyclops wrote: |
| Yikes,,,,,, Getting itchy feet now |
Me too Bob.
If what happened late October 2 years ago is anything to go by, there's a reasonable chance that Lecht will spin some of its lifts next weekend but if not, there'll be some opportunities to hike for turns. Some of the computer weather models (both ECM & Met Office) are indicating that this won't just be a short early winter shot either and keep the cold unsettled theme running for the duration of their outlook. 
And thanks for the cuppa the other day !!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Guys, surely snow showers, even mingling for 2 or 3 hours as forecast is not going to put down enough depth is it??
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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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kitenski, I understand that the Lecht, without the rocky base of Scotland's other ski centres doesn't take much to get going & as we know, in the lean years of the bad old days they got open for slush, mud and grass sliding anyway. There'll be several periods of heavy snow showers for N. Sea facing mountains too before the weekend so it's quite possible that 12 inches of snow could get laid down on Lecht's grassy slopes.
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soon as it's cold enough and there's snow in the air, the lecht will be firing up their cannons to give things a helping hand too
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You know it makes sense.
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moffatross, No problem for the tea. Are the Skis okay? barry, I was wondering if the Leicht had cannons. Good news and only 1 hour from my mother in law's. And I'm off there in 2 weeks time.
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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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I'm up for it.
Please keep us informed.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I'll be in Aviemore for the end of the month so fingers crossed for an icy blast!
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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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roga, Now that is getting me excited. I'm up in Burghead in 2 weeks time. Keep the pic'ies coming
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can see a healthy dusting on the cairngorms massif from ma windae (probably the best home-office in the world? )
cloud cover still below the tops but starting to clear, might get a very pleasant view when it does so
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^ yup and just to illustrate the point here's the view from the base station:
Looks like there's been a bit of drifting too and I'd guess more snow further up.
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i've been down the gunbarrel on worse than that!
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barry, 
I wish they would move that white thing, I always think its a lump of snow.
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snow flurries coming through Aviemore right now 
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barry,
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Some chunky showers over the Northern 'Gorms just now on the radar, shower activity is pepping up. Sea temperatures haven't really started to cool down yet, so big convection potential as the colder air aloft pushes south.
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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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keep an eye on post 1 in this topic, a sample of all webcams on there.....
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Winterhighland
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Some chunky showers over the Northern 'Gorms just now on the radar
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Where can we find the radar??.....Or have you got your own ?
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Have a look at Post 1 in the thread. Especially the Lecht webcam
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's snowing in Aberdeen!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It's snowing in Aberdeen!
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It was - a mini blizzard when i drove in this morning, but its now beautiful and sunny and has warmed up significantly (its a toasty 3C outside at the moment (1045am).
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If Glencoe is getting in snow what we are getting in rain down here there will be more than 11cm of snow tonight
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Looks like some rain has blitzed glenshee a bit but the Lecht is looking thicker.
www.lecht.co.uk
Glencoe seems wet but holding out.
Cant see a thing at Nevis or Cairngorm
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glasgowcyclops, Glenshee looks like it rained lower but they got a lot of snow higher up!
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