 Poster: A snowHead
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From the horses mouth (at Nevisrange)
We plan to remain open through next week and into the following weekend, weather permitting as always, when we will then review both conditions and demand for the following week. Currently conditions are great - check out our webcam. We are a little perplexed as to where this info has appeared about our closing this weekend as you are not the first person to ask today.
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firstracks, doesn't anyone ski the headwall of the Cas any more? Clearly lots of snow, but no mention so far as I can see. Seems to look better and better - you must have nearly as much snow as us. I'm not back in the UK until the second week of May though, if there were lifts open then I'd deffo pop up, but I don't do walking up the mountain first!
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Didn't coire cas avalanche the other day?
Its definitely still being skied though.
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I'm going to Nevis tomorrow - yippeeeeee!
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easiski,
I've skied it after returning from Macdui on a couple of occassions, and it its regularly skied if its not an avalanche risk.
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How was your return to the Ciste car park? I think I saw you stood on the ridge line for a while.
Nice pictures, there's even one of me in my stupid hat!
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The Laogh Mor return fenceline was absolutely fantastic - no problems at all, massive cover. Yeah I was stood on the ridge for a while, taking the last photos that appear in the gallery. Hope you enjoyed the rest of the day.
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firstracks, That looks amazing 
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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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Cool pic.
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You know it makes sense.
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Went to Nevis today. I think you Cairngorm bods did better weather wise. The clouds came down off and on and the wind was very fierce whipping up stuff into your face every now and again.
The Goose was pretty solid first thing. Part of it was pisted which helped as the bit they didn't do had death cookies the size of footballs! The far Goose gully had lovely windblown powder in it though. The Summit was ski-ing really well and Warrens was just gorgeous. Never made it into the back bowls though for a number of reasons but they were open.
Despite the weather, it still was a fab day. Long may it continue!!
PS: The beginner areas lower down are getting quite broken just in case some of you wanted or know people that might be looking for those areas.
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moffatross,
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End of M2 is broken too but the pisteur was working that as I left.
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I assume you mean the bottom of the Daylodge, as the M2 looked fine to me when I skied down at 5pmish, but the bottom half of the daylodge was definetly getting dodgy - still it is mid April . Ther was a fair bit of pisting going on as I left so today should be another good day and the weekend is loooking pretty good at the moment with sunny spells now on the forecast.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Indeed I did mean the day-lodge section. I travelled down at about 5.00 p.m. too and that last bit needed some quick and decisive turns through the slush to avoid scarring your bases. Other than that last 100 metres or so, the M2 (like every pisted run on the mountain) was in proper 'hero snow' condition. 
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and that last bit needed some quick and decisive turns through the slush to avoid scarring your bases. Other than that last 100 metres or so, the M2 (like every pisted run on the mountain) was in proper 'hero snow' condition.
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I know what you mean, and I'm not sure I quite succeeded. The top of the Daylodge was nice with that really easily skiable scottish spring snow, all soft and sugary, but fast and not sticky. I'd skied the Daylodge first thing after skinning out from the Ciste Gulley and then it was hard and icy cut up crud and not very nice to ski at all.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I'm looking at getting some sliding in next week, Wed 23rd is looking favourite, will decide last minute depending on weather! Will Glencoe be shut on a Wednesday? Nevis won't be running Braveheart, so Cairngorm is currently looking favourite.....
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Glencoe will say when they are shut on their website (sometimes it's easier to work out on winterhighland as it's sometimes put on the scrolling newsbar only). They usually shut tues/weds but was weds only this week & it will depend on the forecast. If its bluebird on wednesday but forecast gales thursday then they might open.
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Hi Winterhighland,
Surprised I didn't see you at all yesterday, as i saw jamie, helen and les at various points during the day, and was stood, for ages, in a massive queue at the WWpoma just after the Ciste Tow broke.
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any view on how its looking for Tues/Wed next week alan??
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A post EOSB trip is looking like a real possibility...
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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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Planning on taking my son to Aonach Mor tomorrow, has anyone got any idea on the best place for equipment hire for him. Last time at Glencoe the equipment hire took forever even though the hill was fairly quiet.
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The base station is probably better for hire at Nevis Range than Glencoe. Glencoe must be run on an absolute shoestring & it shows at ski hire & the cafe. Nowt wrong with the slopes though! Think Nevisport in FW also still do ski hire (1st Right into a wee car park after the Morrisons r-about, before getting to the hospital). I'm thinking Caingorm tomorrow, Nevis sunday but I'm slightly concerned about the wind.
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You know it makes sense.
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Very windy here in Glasgow at the mo. MWIS seems to have stopped working (maybe just my computer) but Metcheck are still going with average-ish wind speeds.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| firstracks, doesn't anyone ski the headwall of the Cas any more? Clearly lots of snow, but no mention so far as I can see. Seems to look better and better - you must have nearly as much snow as us. I'm not back in the UK until the second week of May though, if there were lifts open then I'd deffo pop up, but I don't do walking up the mountain first! |
Does the second week include the May day weekend Charlotte?
I'm intending heading up then 
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^ LOL, if it does I'll be back up for my birthday 
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roga, Was hoping to make it too, but not able to now  - have PMed you...
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We did a tour up to the summit of cairngorm today and then back down the piste. Knackered now!
Back tomorrow for some lift served fun instead!
Really good vibe around the hill today, lots of happy people, lots of snow and pretty decent weather too.
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Just back from Aonach Mor, wonderful snow everything complete except for the very botton. Great weather, fabulous day.
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How on earth do I find out if Glencoe is open this Tuesday? been on their website and cannot see any info on midweek opening!
Aiming for there or Cairngorm Tuesday 22nd, can anyone recommend some good sites to check the weather forecast on Monday so I can decide where to go?
regards,
Greg
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FAQ
Covered so much new terrain today, it's completely changed my perspective of Cairngorm. Reminds me of the old adage, when it's bad, it's very very bad but when it's good it's ... 
No sign of message at the memorial, skied passed it this afternoon but fresh snow was drifting down the East Lady. WRT the weather station I thought a propeller anemometer would be less likely to have the propeller blow away (since it's enclosed) than a cup one, it's recorded 96mph so quite impressed that it survived the winter. I had a fear of the whole weather station taking off!!
