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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Not a huge amount to see other than a huge amount of fresh on Saturday up on CairnGorm Mountain.
[edit] See above post for video!
^Snow banking up at the Top Station on Sat 27th Nov.
More Pix: http://www.winterhighland.info/pix/pixalbum.php?pix_id=661
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Mon 29-11-10 13:29; edited 1 time in total
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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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Crazy amounts of snow for November eh Alan! 
Let's hope this lasts until into at least the New Year, if not longer!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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^ wow, looking rather lovely!
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on the BBC now - fantastic stuff! Hope it stops on Wednesday though so I can get up there!!!
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Properly snowing now in Glasgow. Big sticky flakes!
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Yip, in Airdrie too, nearly an inch on my car in less than an hour.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Snowbuzz, not quite as much as that here yet but a good cm 
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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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| scotia wrote: |
| Snowbuzz, not quite as much as that here yet but a good cm |
I love it, just wish I was on holiday to make the most of it. The "Gorm" was wicked this Saturday. Got up on the first train and laid my first ever fresh tracks down the white lady. Tentative plans for Fort William this weekend, but not sure they will be able to match the snow conditions at the "Gorm."
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Snowbuzz, I don't think you need to be on holiday. Kelvingrove park is looking pretty attractive
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You know it makes sense.
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scotia, If that's still the case on Friday afternoon, I'm there! A loosener for Saturday.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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scotia, I was tempted to go to Kelvingrove yesterday. Might go this week if I cant make it to work 
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Poster: A snowHead
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wondering if any of the Scottish back country guys could give me any help.
One of my friends who filmed the Mountain bike world cup circuit this year is wanting to make a ski film in the winter whilst he can't film MTB, so he's contacted me about filming a segment in the Scottish back country, he's left it down to me to sort the locations. Obviously I've said Nevis and Glencoe but I'm looking for a bit of tree skiing, not anything huge but just something which would add a bit of contrast to the big mountain footage, any help and guidance would be much appreciated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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milnerhome, Haggis_Trap is probably yer man 
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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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milnerhome, next time you're driving down the ski road from the Gorm, check out the hill opposite - Meall a Buachaille, there's some nice tree lines possible back down (bottom half or so of the hill towards glenmore lodge. Also further in along there towards ryvoan pass (along the walking trail passed glenmore lodge), the freeskiing.co.uk dudes did some (much) steeper tree stuff last year - think there were some pics published somewhere. A few possibilities in and around there, also maybe over towards glenfeshie, or for shots of "big mountain" with forest beyond, the slopes around glen/loch einich could be good.
Thinking about it, there could be a couple of opportunities in the lecht vicinity also. i'm sure there are plenty of others more off the beaten track
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Milnerhome, in good conditions like last year, there's some good tree skiing to be had between the car parks at Cairngorm Ski Area down through the forest to Glenmore and Loch Morlich. Likewise, in the Braemar area, there's also some fun to be had in the trees just above the East side of the road as you arrive in the village from Glenshee.
Hope the trees fill in for you. However, at this point, i'm just hoping for regular snowfall above 2000ft, any tree skiing/boarding would be a nice bonus!
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Glencoe this morning
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barry, did that come down the ski road or has he cut trails and groomed the bike track!!
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Winterhighland, was thinking that but unless the snow is over the various stiles on the logging road (not long now I reckon!) then he must've come straight down the ski road!!! brilliant whichever 
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Winterhighland, not sure if you've mentioned this here but I spotted your announcement on Winterhighland with regards the Monday staff training and closure at Cairngorm as well as ski hire closure on the Friday, might be useful for folk here too so I'll repeat it, from the Cairngorm website:
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Friday 3rd December: Ski Hire will be closed for technical staff training on Friday all day. Please hire in the village. Hire will re - open on Saturday 4th Dec.
Monday 6th December: CairnGorm Mountain facilities will be closed for pre season staff training. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday 7th. |
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Every time I click on this thread and see that Glencoe webcam it just gets better
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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moffatross, cool pics!
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You know it makes sense.
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Really in the mood to hit Glenshee Friday
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Keep the pics coming guys, looks stunning!!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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It's probably worth pointing out that the well filled in run shown above is actually the access road
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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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Thats the access road
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Nevis will be opening this weekend and for those of you who need to rent skis/boards/boots Glencoe Mountain Resort will be opening their hire from 8.30am on Saturday and Sunday...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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and actually not just the access road, tis the main road (only road?!) through the glen
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barry, indeed.
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Glenshee was at last open from the south today. Fine conditions, not all lifts open but they are working round them with the aim of having all running at the weekend.
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brian
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Not sure if it's still the case, but Glenshee used to sit just to the north of a council boundary. The main A93 came up through Tayside but the ski centre was just across the border in Grampian so that's where they paid their rates. The enthusiasm to clear the road was somewhat more marked from the north than the south. 
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brian, still true I believe 
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