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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Of to Glenshee today for the first time.
blue salomon jacket
giro helmet
yellow norrona trousers
red dalbellos
rossi zenith 10's
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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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not bad today, good to meet another Ross from here!
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Anyone watch/take part in the Coe Cup today?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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meh, saw a few of the runs, conditions looked excellent and the snow on the top half of the mountain was great. The comp face was largely untracked! Ross Kershaw was taking snaps so I'd expect a few to appear!
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Sweet, conditions look a million miles away from last year, thanks!
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Spewing it down at Cairngorm today and there's a week of snow in prospect with conditions just getting better and better!
Who was it said "Spring is king"?
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Drove up to Coe today it looked well clagged in.
Carried on to Aonach Mor good snow particularly higher up but the visibility could have been better up top. Good for Braillie practice.
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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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My god there is a lot of snow forecast this week for the Cairngorms. Glenshee is already loaded. Will there be enough space for it all. 
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You know it makes sense.
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Closed today but incredible amounts of snow falling on the hill, knee deep on the Alt Mhor trail down from the car park - doubtless more on the hill and snow settling in Aviemore!
Look like Cairngorm will likely be closed tomorrow and The Lecht the same so the west seems like the best bet, planning a trip to Nevis Range I think ... although Glencoe is tempting ... decisions decisions!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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http://www.mwis.org.uk/ld.php
Planning Outlook: All mountain areas of Britain from Wednesday, 20th March, 2013
Persistently cold throughout this week across most mountain areas, with further snowfall, considerable in some areas -
reaching Wales on Thursday afternoon and extending gradually northwards over the following 48 hours. During this
period, upland gales will be extensive and often severe, and particularly across Scotland the air will be exceptionally
cold for late March. There is considerable doubt in terms of whether less cold conditions over perhaps 3 or 4 days
eventually then penetrate north to most or all mountain areas or whether cold conditions persist/return southwards until
Easter - the latter a less likely outcome.
sounds good
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice, oldagedpredator.  There must have been one or two skiing to the car park today ?
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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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moffatross, unfortunately not, reasonable cover line is about the waterfall height on the access chair. Did see someone had skied so far and was then walking out the rest of it. Snow is great so back up tomorrow, kind of like skiing whipped cream rather than powder.
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please stay good for Easter  Only got 1 day at Christmas due to generally sh1tty weather and didn't get much Scottish skiing in either last year so hoping for a solid 4 days when I'm back for Easter.
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Today at Glencoe you could see, maybe not enough to tempt me into the rock garden. Huge powder field on the plateau, huge as in right the way to the access chair huge. There was no one run of the day, hero snow all over the hill. Most repeated combinations where - Spring Run - Bunny Run, Main Basin - Haggis Trap and then either Wall or Canyon.
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Looks like it might be a bit windy this weekend...
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II, just a wee bit 
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Hold on, I'm coming soon!!!!!!!
Er that sounds a bit wrong 
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With the forecast easing of the winds tomorrow we hope that it will be possible to open the access roads. Please check the early morning updates.
Glenshee's latest FAcebook post; does this mean they may open if they can get the roads clear?!
Reckon it's worth getting ready to go just in case?!
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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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If CGM isn't open on wednesday I'll be pretty pissed, low wind and I'm hoping they'll be able to clear all snow and get it up and running by then, should be excellent.
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Road not going to open until at least tomorrow; thought I was being a little optimistic! At least I could find out from the warmth of my bed via facebook!
REally don't want to go to work now this week! Lets hope some of that great snow lasts until next weekend and the winds behave!
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You know it makes sense.
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wee bit snowy up there
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Poster: A snowHead
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moffatross, good work Ross!
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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?
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Ricklovesthepowder, yep, even though the sun will have melted away the thinner stuff on the southerly aspects, there'll be loads of snow around in hollows and drifts on the northern and western aspects and big patches of brown and green too on the eastern slopes. The whole Galloway region caught maybe a foot of snow but most of that ended up as lower level drifts as it got blasted by the storm. Happy hunting.
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moffatross, I'm up visiting the inlaws at Gatehouse Of Fleet on Easter Monday. Will there be still snow up there it will it all be gone?
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moffatross: You're in demand! Please see my post/query re. UK ski tours (under Snow Reports)....Any thoughts?
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Hi all, off to Inverness for the Easter weekend and looking to ski on Bank Holiday Monday - looking to book junior in for lessons, and grab some ski time for myself too. We will be based at Scandinavian Village when in Aviemore, whats the best plan for getting to the slopes?
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MoodyFFS, drive to the slopes if I were you, especially with a little un in tow.
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MoodyFFS, if you are driving get there early before top carpark fills or you will be in the bottom one waiting on the shuttle bus.
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dode, got to be there for 8.30 for getting kit ready for junior's lessons... Is that early enough for the carpark?
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Hello - apologies for hijacking this link - am after some advice and this thread sounded pretty knowledgable
Heading up to Scotland to ski and hopefully do some touring this weekend, but never been there before. Was thinking of heading to Glenshee - is this as good an area as any for snow this weekend or is Glencoe / Nevis region a better bet?
Many thanks
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FAQ
Had to rush off for an appointment with Summit Gully though which was a bit of an adventure in the pea soup but had lush snow all the way past the lochans and to the bottom of the Braveheart (Brokenheart). Wingers was nice, Chancer took some coaxing to get me in, Warrens had all but disappeared as a fenced run with just a few sticks poking out to suggest where it might have been. Goose was full on Jedi Force skiing @ 9.15 but cleared up a bit later. There really doesn't have to have great overhead for it to be a great day. 
