 Poster: A snowHead
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Update: Late November snowstorms have dumped enough snow on the eastern Scottish ski areas to trigger a start of the season. Scroll below for developments ....
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Winterhighland.com is looking to Friday's storm to put 50cm of snow on the northern and eastern Cairngorms, with "near hurricane force" winds causing deep drifting and very varied snow cover.
The ski area at The Lecht is predicted to come off best from this northerly storm, so there's some excitement at the possibility of pre-December skiing at that location.
Here's the full Winterhighland report.
Snow-forecast.com prediction for 12 hours ending 00.00hrs Saturday:
Zoom to enlarge [+ further zoom button bottom right of enlarged image].
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 28-11-05 11:12; edited 6 times in total
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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 that's the end of T-shirt and shorts (or kilts) weather, the locals might even put a jacket on.
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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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brian
brian
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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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Isn't that perfect conditions for Scottish Skiing ?
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Thats the way we like 'em!
As a 16 stone bloke, I got blown uphill trying to ski downhill last Feb.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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Very windy here, with squally showers
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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brian, Will Glenshee benefit from this storm too? I am planning a days skiing on the 2nd or 3rd of January as I am up in Scotland over new year. Is there normally any skiing to be had in the first week in January in Glenshee?
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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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Is that mountain rescue on the webcam???
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ginger winger, it's becoming near-impossible to make predictions about the Scottish snow pattern through the winter. If you'd asked that question back in the 1970s, or most of the 1980s, the answer would have been "yes". The past 15 years have been a sad record of unreliability ... hence the fact that Glenshee went bankrupt (but has been rescued).
With forecasts (reliable?) of a colder-than-recent winter, I guess there's a fighting chance you'll get to ski in early Jan, but I wouldn't put money on it.
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brian
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I hear there are some hill walkers lost up there somewhere. They had to call off the helicopter. Too windy and snowey!!!!
Hope they are OK, it loos nasty up there
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brian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nice
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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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brian, Tomintoul - a fine little place.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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The walkers were found and brought off the hill - failed navigation and they were a long way from where they said they were when they phoned on there mobile. Spent the night out in survival bags.
Report here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4467894.stm
Its a bit warmer in aberdeen today, showers are sleety rain today, the lying snow is slowly melting and its not windy.
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brian
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Blimey, that's at carpark level, assuming the fences did their job in the wind it could be good higher up!
anything likey to open in Scotland this weekend?
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The wind is in the wrong direction for most of the fences in Cairngorm. For most runs it will have been blowing along the fence lines and most of the snow will have blown over the back. Daylodge should be loaded and the traverse. Lets see if Cairngorm have got the Daylodge poma operable as promised.
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There's plenty of chatter on the Winterhighland forum about the possibility of some lift-accessed skiing in Scotland this weekend. That said, the blizzards and winds, conditions of roads and general challenges in kick-starting a ski mountain this early in the winter are not to be trifled with!
To keep tabs on what's happening on the hills, the snow and lift reports on the Ski Scotland website are the best port of call:
http://ski.visitscotland.com
Also, check the reports and chatter on
http://www.winterhighland.com
Latest Met Office weather warning for NE Scotland:
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/weather/europe/uk/nescotland.html#warning
It seems that The Lecht, Glenshee and Cairngorm might each have the potential to offer skiing - with Sunday being the best bet for things to calm down and become 'operational'. The Lecht is usually the quickest and most flexible to capitalise on 'lucky snow', though their access road is notorious for blocking when things get really tasty!
Let's see what happens.
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Latest word is that The Lecht could open as soon as Saturday morning "weather permitting", and that most runs are complete.
Their recorded message on 01975 651440 is apparently giving the latest news.
If anyone goes for it, please report those first turns!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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All systems (well, at least a few systems) go!
Latest snow report from The Lecht:
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| Good cover of snow on all uns, with fresh falling |
Nice un.
One lift (Osprey) reported open. Three 'expected to open'.
Latest snow report from Cairngorm:
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| We Plan to open for snowsports on Sunday 27th November. There is a run down the traverse, 105, zigzags and the home road. Funicular railway will be the only uplift available. |
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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 chairlift league should be fun this winter!
Maybe Scotland really is a good option if I can't afford to go to France this year!
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The Cairngorm site has a cool pic of loads of snow.
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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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David Goldsmith, Thanks for linking. I would, but have no idea about this kind of stuff 
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Poster: A snowHead
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will be heading up on tuesday afternoon fully prepared for a slide on Wed / thurs ... will go where the conditions are good, my actually give the lecht a bash. Times like these its rather handy being a 4x4 driver  here's hoping this weather lasts - winterhighland.com certainly is forecasting the snow continuing / staying for the rest of the week anyway.....
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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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Latest from the 3 ski centres operating today is that The Lecht will run up to 5 lifts, Glenshee up to 6 lifts, and Cairngorm will run its funicular only.
The western areas - Glencoe and Nevis Range - have no imminent plans to open. It seems that less snow has fallen on that side, and Nevis Range's access gondola is currently being serviced. Glencoe plan to open on 17 December, and Nevis Range on 20 December.
Yad Moss is also operating its poma today, if you want to ski further south, but conditions are reportedly quite thin.
More info. on Winterhighland.com. [scroll down page]
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David Goldsmith,
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| Cairngorm will run its funicular only |
Is that the one your not allowed to leave when you get to the top?
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Yes it is! But not when the skiing is operating.
In winter their visitor management policy - which is very strict, to stop people tramping over the sub-arctic vegetation on the upper slopes of Cairngorm (they have to hike it 500m up from the carpark to enjoy these pleasures) - allows for skiers to exit the top station, because they're sliding rather than tramping (most of the time).
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Amazing Pictures Peter
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happy days this is just great stuff and it continues to snow! forecast looks like wednesday could be a great day out  now just the decision of where to go! .... think I'll head toward Aviemore tomorrow night and then decide where to go on wed. Anyone else heading up?
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Heading down on Saturday weather permitting !!!!
fingers crossed
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FAQ
). It's still a long way away, this week's snow could be built on or completely washed away by mild rainy weather. I'm quite hopeful though, by the end of this cold spell we'll have had about 3 weeks of blocked -ve NAO weather, which is good early support for the Met Office's forecast of a colder than average winter.
