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arv, they make you go to lectures on Good Friday?!
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| Sharkymark wrote: |
| arv, they make you go to lectures on Good Friday?! |
I'm not in on Fridays anyway, was more talking about Thursday. Have 2 classes I really can't afford to miss but I am scared of getting there on Friday to a resounding 'you should have been here yesterday' 
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Sharkymark, THink I'll give Glencoe or Nevis a try on Friday.
Cheers
Bob
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Just seen the pics from Nevis on the 29th of March on Winterhighland.
Okay.... Nevis it is. 
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glasgowcyclops, if you mean those pics of Spikes that will involve a hike out if braveheart isn't running...
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arv, no idea, never done it! I image it's a hike/traverse around to Braveheart then a walk up to the traverse out....
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does nevis look good for easter holidays? or shall i head to glencoe or cairngorms? decisions.....
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Thanks for posting that, didn't think to look at the trail map
Wonder how early you could cut across to minimise the hike. Realistically I think you'd need to travel most of the distance back up to the top of the Braveheart.
Anyone know if the Braveheart is running if there is a requirement for a hike out or if you can just traverse across?
Englishpowder, I wouldn't restrict yourself (if possible), follow the weather and the snow.
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well, been looking at some of the Back Corries terrain and its starting to turn my opinion now! anyone with any god like ability to tell what the snow at either the nevis or Caingorm is going to be like later next week?
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arv, I think there is a fecking great ridge in between Spikes and the Braveheart area, you can just about make it out on the pistemap. so you can't cut across early. You'd need to walk diagonally to the traverse marked on the piste map....
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arv, Good point, are nevis and glencoe looking good for easter? Also ive never been to glencoe but apparently its like an "unpisted playground", true?
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You know it makes sense.
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Its looking like saturday at Gelncoe or Nevis if the Braveheart is open
But having said that if any of my mates are heading to Cairngorm i might follow them up just can't really be bothered with the 3 hour drive in the morning instead of an hour and a half to Glencoe 
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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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kitenski, Yeh there is, I am just not sure how far it goes down, just at the top of Braveheart you are kind funnelled down under the lift so I can't say I paid too much attention skiers right. I don't have any idea what the terrain is like that direction, hoping for a clear day on Friday.
Englishpowder, I would say yes and yes. Both fun in their own way.
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Haggis_Trap, thanks, that's absolutely perfect. Hope you are on the mend.
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kitenski, 2 ridges, basically the bowl of Coire an Lochain sits in between.
arv, if Braveheart runs no hike required (well maybe a few steps up to the bottom of the chair, but nothing much). If it's not, the minimum traversing height is about 3/4 of the way up the chairlift.
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| arv wrote: |
| kitenski, Yeh there is, I am just not sure how far it goes down, just at the top of Braveheart you are kind funnelled down under the lift . |
I think that pic by Haggis_Trap puts that idea to bed 
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im heading up from manchester on 9th april for the weekend. Nevis, glencoe or cairngorms, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm???
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I wouldn't restrict yourself (if possible), follow the weather and the snow.
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thats what i will do, if there was good snow at all 3 , where would you head, i like blues and reds???
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Ricklovesthepowder, exact same position as me! Does anyone know what the cover is like at nevis now? My group will consist off beginners so lower down cover is a must.
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| arv wrote: |
| kitenski, that it does I was so hopeful! Are you heading up? |
Nope, off to Stuben on the 9th.....
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think i will be heading to cairngorm if i had to say now, but we will see what mother nature throws up!!
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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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Just head to Cairngorm if you are unsure, I hear the snow at Nevis and the Coe will probably be rubbish anyway
Plus it is probably better suited to a range of abilities. There or Glenshee. Not sure how they are doing out of this latest snowfall.
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Cairngorms looking likely, do yuu know what the off piste is like there?
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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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I like how we are excited at the prospect of heavy snow but yet the news channels fails to join us in our excitement!
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Poster: A snowHead
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i have just turned bbc scotland on and am watching their local news, they had a good coverage of the weather at the start, will see what the local weather says for them, if you have a free view box ( everyone should by now i think) go to the very end of your channel listings and you should be able to tune into the bbc news for which ever part of the country you want.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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IME mwis.org.uk gives the best idea of mountain weather. The BBC always seems to be off the mark.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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yup, mwis is about the best, sometimes it over-estimates the wind speed a tad. SAIS also pretty vital for avvy risk forecast - based on daily snowpack testing. May be an important factor after the storm for anyone heading outside the rope
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laundryman,
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Whitegold, the ski road was closed today as far as I know, standard practice when ski operations are on hold.
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Sweet pic.
Does anyone have a gutfeel for which station has gotten the most snow overnight?
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Forecast for Thurs looks kinda grim anyway.
