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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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from the yad Moss website tonight:
Wednesday 13th February
Fresh snow has fallen today but the forecast for tonight is a rise in temperature and a spell of rain. It is possible that we may open on Thursday but owing to the expected change in conditions overnight we will only be able to make a decision after viewing the webcam pictures in the morning. An updated report will be given before 8 a.m.
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mountainaddict, still plenty on the cheviot if you fancy skinning
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sledger Just saw your post - car loaded & set for Yad Moss....
We've hiked/biked around Cheviot - but not for a few years now - hadn't occurred to us to go touring there! May go tomorrow if snow holds out....
Got the OS Map - so what route would you suggest? (We're not after anything too epic!)
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mountainaddict, enjoy yad moss! I may have a look up tomorrow, I normally park at langleeford and take the normal route over scald hill and then up towards the cheviot sometimes skinning around the back (north east shoulder) which is an easier/better gradient for skinning if there is snow in the right places than the direct route. I have been up for the last couple of weekends and have tried a run NNE from the cheviot which was good and had a fair amount of snow. The broad gulley down the south 'face' holds the snow very well and last weekend I could ski from the summit to the harthope Burn at about 450m above sea level. From here I went up Hedgehope as well last saturday and had a good ski down the NW aspect on the way back but I suspect there won't be enough left tomorrow to do this.
Let me know if you need any more info
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looks good-in that grassy/snowy pennine skiing type of way!
will try and put some pics up here if I go up the cheviot tomorrow
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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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mountainaddict, fingers crossed that base hangs around, chance of some colder weather next week....
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You know it makes sense.
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Awesome. Especially the last skiing pic.
Way to get after it.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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mountainaddict, good work, I'll have to do that myself sometime. Do you put the skins on at home so your ready to go...............
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Poster: A snowHead
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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?
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Even I've been thinking a snow cannon might be a good idea!
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I love your determination in this one and speed!
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The piste basher snow bucket being pressed into action?
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. Too say the least!. I am in awe of your enthusiasm for making the piste possible yourselves, you guys really do earn your turns.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Heavy snow showers now moving into NE England. hopefully they'll extend as far west as yad Moss and help the skiing there today 
http://www.raintoday.co.uk/
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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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it,s England it not as we know it, your post help me. Explain to my east end mates that there's a proper life out there to be lived and we convinced the convoy starts tomorrow, see on the .piste, ps we bring shovels
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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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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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mountainaddict, that was taken from the ski report email. Must admit did find it strange the Yad would be quiet and Weardale so busy. From forum posts on winterhighland - if true - Weardale was nearly as busy as Nevis Range!!! Looking forward to the photos, not sure if I'm going to make any Pennine skiing this year but atleast I have a good excuse.
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Must admit I was surprised they said 150. I wonder if they meant 15 ?
A good day anyway. Looks as though Weardale may have picked up a few more showers than YM though presumeably the top runs are on the old pisted base ?
For information, anyone who isn't familar with Pennine skiing, you'd be surprised how skiable frozen snowy grass is and totally harmless to ski bases
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Yeah, it would've been a lot nearer 15 than 150!
Anyway, we're monitoring the Pennine cams from slightly further afield at the moment....en route
to a Perth overnighter for a cheeky midweek dart to Nevis Range & Glencoe. Back to work on Friday
.....Pennines on Sat??
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Peter S, looks a bit steep 
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tiffin As ever, runs come out on photos looking flatter than they really are. Yad Moss' main run is a very decent 600 m long with a vertical drop of 125m. Better than a snowdome - but not as steep as Berks obviously ......
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FAQ
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.... Four of us skinned up yesterday, Sun 10th Feb, in sketchy conditions. The wind was gale force - but at least was blowing down the slope - and the surface was pockets of windblown fresh snow over frozen-solid ruts and ice balls. Still nice to be sliding about though and we enjoyed the trip out 
but - with any luck - there could be enough left in the morning to skin up.... 
- what with loading bikes and bike clobber as well....
. Still, at least the snow was a bit softer by the time we finally got there!
thats Las Vegas DRY. see here;
. The link (just) lasted into the Sunday afternoon - the remnants are visible connecting the patches in line with the end of the snow fence.
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