 Poster: A snowHead
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mountainaddict, sorry bit of a delay in reply. Touring would be good, anything simple. Seen you've done some more towless Yad time.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Still looks like there's loads of snow up there 
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wigan, and a couple of friends visited Nevis today.
Braveheart opened late morning, and I dropped into the backs near backtrack after lunch, Took a few minutes to convince myself, but once commited it was a piece of cake, at least from that location/conditions.
Really enjoyed it, despite the refrozen snow There were a few tracks in the refrozen stuff, but whole stretched were fairly smooth. Amazing place to be, nobody around. According to the Lifty I was only the 3rd to come by, and nobody else came in until the lift shut.
The potential of the backs are just off the charts, in good snow it'll be like a mini La Grave, without the need for a guide (that'll be no suprise to the regulars), in todays snow I still really enjoyed the quietness, the whole backs there just for yourself.
Front of the mountain was doing alright. Nice granular snow on hard base gave me lots of good skiing on Goose and Summit. Runs along Alpha and Quad chair quite similar in condition, just a tad narrow near the bottom of the Quad. They kept Warrens off because of the run being too icy.
And the level of friendlyness from Lifty's and Piste patrol are something I only see in Scotland.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ronald, indeed, Nevis should IMHO be promoting themselves as a back country place and run the Braveheart more than twice a season!!
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kitenski, Conditions are not that reliable, might be a problem! I did enjoy skiing the backs in todays condition, but could see why someone local would decline the opportunity today!
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See they've made a start by running weekend steeps lessons in the Back Corries? Great idea.
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Glencoe looking good on the webcam this morning.
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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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The difference between a good half term and a bad 'un is amazing.
Long season to go yet, not sure spring has quite sprung (and I've a lot of spring tours in mind)
I will remember this season for wild weather and wind, knackered a few days for me
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You know it makes sense.
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Another half term bluebird day on CairnGorm Mountain, and happy to report that with the continuing settled weather, the extensive pisting is starting to bear fruit and surface conditions were actually better than mid-week and there's even been a dusting of snow in the last wee while Inverness - so maybe some might make it too the mountains! Though there is also two T40 snow guns going on the Sheiling Area of the lower slopes tonight.
^Working on the winter sun tan at the Top Station!
^Chicken Gully transformed since Tuesday when it was the definition of boiler plate. Still firmy, but gripp and immaculately pisted - could lay out some sweet turns here Friday.
^White Lady similarly big improvement in surface quality. Closed on Tuesday, now great run for more advanced riders. Home Road was excellent today, so could blast down the mid-mountain, out the Home Road to the Daylodge Poma (get a couple of laps in here as it's been consistently good all week), then drop down OverYonder and up the West Wall Poma. Has going round in circles ever been such fun? 
If your after a more gentle cruise around the mountain, the Traverse onto the 105, dropping off that onto the mid third of the Cas then down Chicken Gully, then over to the lower Gunbarrel (which was collecting soft snow) was a good run on Friday and avoided the hard and rather icy upper part of the Cas and slightly polished top of the Gunbarrel.
Full Report & Pix: http://www.winterhighland.info/pix/pixalbum.php?pix_id=867
If Terrain Parks are your thing: http://www.winterhighland.info/publicreports/index.php?50,3335
Might have got carried away with the camera in the Sun, so some more on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.431582696915986.97339.190945080979750&type=1
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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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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conditions look great at the moment
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Alans deep bath, they are indeed truly fantastic right now
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roga, glad to hear it. Probably heading to Cairngorm on Friday
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swiftoid, Friday should be another good 'un
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roga, completely off topic but feel free to reply or PM if you don't mind!! Are there opportunties to do any L2 training on longs and bump at Cairngorm?? Even out of season end of April/May is fine by me 
cheers,
Greg
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I am thinking of heading up mid march, hopefully the conditions stay as good as they are right now
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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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I was at Glenshee yesterday (Wed) afternoon, I would just like to say that huge credit is due to the Glenshee staff for the piste conditions, Given the freeze thaw we' been having this last week, they have got it set up beautiful. Loved it!
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Winterhighland, Glencoe looking very cool. I'm hopefull to get up in April - hope it holds on !
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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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DaveMcSki, +1
I was up on sunday 24 th.... Glas Maol was just fantastic... and the sunshine to boot..
great advert for scottish skiing
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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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Managed to get a couple of nights dinner, bed and breakfast at the McDonald Aviemore for £35 a night so I'll be up there for some skiing on Tuesday and Wednesday. Weather looks as good as I've ever seen. Cannot wait.
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I'm now watching the weather closely for a sign of some fresh and a clear period for my annual run to the hills and back!
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mountainaddict, Coire Laogh Mór (the valley of the big coo)! A nice run, with a few interesting variations possible into either coire
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Had a thoroughly enjoyable day at Glencoe yesterday
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FAQ
) as you look up the mountain. We also skied down from Cairngorm summit into the gentle bowl that heads towards Ben Macdui direction. Awful snow at the top (re-frozen, rutted, icy, windblown) but excellent lower down then bearing right back to the top of the Cas tow on lovely snow.
- but Tues and Wed are still looking ok on the forecasts.
