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Bandits Sharpened, boots and gear packed and ready to set off..
Will be up in Caingorm for Tomorrow and Thursday.. hope the skiings good 
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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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Bode Swiller, I was looking at a train for the May Bank Holiday, and the cost for a Friday daytime train from Kings Cross/Euston to Aviemore, and a return on Sun night (arriving 7.45am) was approx £125.
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Phil_D, Not too terrible... saves a night in a hotel and, having done it in January from Aviemore, quite enjoyable.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Ricklovestheslush, it'll be fine, relax.
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rick doesnt love slush and i really doubt it is going to be fine is it!!! The webcams are already showed a thaw happeneing, so what will it be like after 4 days of high teen temperatures!!!
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Ricklovesthepowder, chill brother, honestly it'll be sweet, there's been a pretty savage thaw the past few days and below is a pic from a TR from today. You can see the choo-choo on the track. About an inch to the uphill side of the train is the normal underpass under the track for skiers to the white lady run. On a "normal" or "average" season where there very often is skiing on the may bank holiday the underpass is open for skiers - it obviously aint open now (and hasnt been for most of the season!
so, first pic is today
http://www.winterhighland.info/publicreports/displaypic.php?id=15204,2225#start
and this is a shot of basically the same point taken from a TR on April 20th 2008 (we had May bank holiday skiing that year, good it was too!)
http://www.winterhighland.info/pix/displaypic.php?id=8166,475#start
spot the difference!!
The thing about warmer temps this time of year is that the nights generally stay cold, below freezing typically. The base is bulletproof so on that basis things are looking fine for the next several weeks at least. Book yer trip, and log off till it's time to go
*edit* pasted same pic twice, now corrected
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basicaslly the snow level is up to the track so much more snow? yeh i get it, just hope it is still there wen im heading up sure that it will!!!
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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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Amazing, all four of 'em in the same gear... (please don't write in)
Anyway, that'll be me (sort of) next week.
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ADVICE REQUIRED
Thinking of getting the 7.30am Ferry into Cairnryan tomorrow morning, so could be at Glencoe or Nevis for Lunchtime. Which one should I choose? Then stay in Aviemore on Friday night and ski Cairngorm Saturday, maybe Sunday too.
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You know it makes sense.
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Does anyone know if the braveheart will be open at Nevis on Saturday?
Still not been over the back but it looks epic
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Poster: A snowHead
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1873Chris, you don't need Braveheart to ski the back. Don't know what condition the traverse out will be in. Speak to patrol.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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arv, Totally awesome 
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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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Great photo, I love seeings multiple shots in the same trick
I know just the place in the Wicklow mountains to practice that trick, with a nice soft landing!
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Booked onto the 07.15 fast ferry to Troon. Glencoe for Lunch 
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arv, is the traverse out not a major pain in the behind if the braveheart isn't running?
I've never been over the back so if anyone is heading up on saturday let me know and we could possibly meet up
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1873Chris, the traverse out is fine if braveheart isn't running......
...it's the walk up to get the height that is the pain!
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johnboy, might see you there
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david@mediacopy,
I'll be wearing a light brown jacket and skiing on red Atomic Izors. At the moment the plan is to head for Glencoe.
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johnboy, ok I'll have tan brown Karma's, dark brown camo jacket and my wife in a very green jacket & White crash hat combo
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Think i myt be at Glencoe 2moro not sure what i'll be wearing but i'll have my green liberty hazmats on and my dad should have his apache crossfires on to
Might see you there guys
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Or you could meet for lunch at the plateau cafe
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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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Are you heading up 2moro bob?
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Cairngorm... M1 Poma pylon down. Sounds serious. Anyone know anything? Meant to be heading up there but no M1 could be a deal breaker.
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brian
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Bode Swiller, broken today, along with quite a lot of the other uplift (on and off).
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brian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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1873Chris, No I'm off to the coast near Elgin then off to Orkney on Sat. Going to Norefjell in Norway the following weekend. Next time in Glencoe is 1st of May.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Bode Swiller, I spoke to Colin (ski patrol No. 1) this evening and he said the pylon has been leaning for a while due to the weight of snow on it, the recent thaw seems to have made it worse and it actually fell down of it's own volition. However believe it or not there happened to be a pisting machine passing (perhaps the disturbance of the snow was the final straw) and it literally keeled over onto the machine smashing the back window and giving the driver one hell of a shock.
They've been working on it all day and had a new pylon partially re-erected by the time I left the hill tonight, the intention being to finish the work for tomorrow if possible. Here's some of Colin's post from the blog which also gives you some idea of the amount of snow round the pylon:
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| just back from 15hrs on the hill and the engineers are still at it getting the M1 ready for tomorrow after the tower misshap after the “Glacier Movement” this morning, unbelievable the amount of snow is there when we dug the tower base out it was like a two storey snow building above us. West Wall should be back on tomorrow. |
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roga, thanks for the update. I shall relax.
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I got back from Switzerland last weekend, and my skis picked up a fair few scratches out there. Glad to be back in Scotland - they haven't seen a rock since 
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milnerhome,
You were slow - most of the rest of us had skinned/walked out before then
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Just back from 9 days' skiing multiple resorts in Norway and Scotland.
A cool alternative to the Alps.
Here is my verdict on 3 Scottish resorts:
1. Nevis Range -- the best resort in Scotland by a mile. Feels like a proper mountain. The numerous cornice drop-ins up top are great fun. The sun and 20cm of fluffy snow with 100% coverage on Sunday 4 April was probably my favorite day of a 30-day season that took in Japan, Spain, France, Switzerland and Norway.
2. Glencoe -- the second best resort in Scotland. Some enjoyable steepish stuff on the top half of the mountain.
3. Cairngorm -- lots of snow, good potential, but disappointing. Huge liftlines, unreliable lifts, and seemingly understaffed. Feels more like a big hill than a mountain.
The weather was, let's say, entertaining. Sun followed by snow by mega rain by Summer temps, in just a few days.
Overall, a top trip. If snow is good next season, we will be back.
Snow conditions? They were superb last weekend, but terrible this week. The rain and sun are battering the snow.
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and I just fancied the ride on a cat 