 Poster: A snowHead
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Sounds great ^^^ would love to see the pictures!
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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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@larry1950, nice video, but typical stingy Scotland - no booze on the Rescue Dog. 
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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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Think how many more people would want rescuing if he did carry some whisky @Jonpim,.
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@moffatross, Cheers for the photo's. Really interesting to see the avy photo. Looking at the background you would not believe that there was 2m under there. I guess it was a stream bed or similar ?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Great pics and reports! I had my first experience of Scottish skiing in Glenshee this February. Since first learning in the alps (St Gervais) a few years ago I've only used French resorts until last year or so. I have a season ticket for Yad Moss in Cumbria which is great when there's snow but it's still 2hrs drive. An extra couple of hrs driving for more than ten times the area and some really great terrain means I'll be back to Glenshee this winter too! I've actually done some of my favourite skiing here in Britain and the pictures you guys have posted are making me see the benefits of buying touring gear. Just when I thought I'd spent all I'd need to for a few years to come! 
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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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@moffatross, nice photo of you heading down towards the motorway!
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| the pictures you guys have posted are making me see the benefits of buying touring gear |
Best ski-related purchase we've ever made Graham Warren. We've had great days out in the Highlands and in the Pennines too, plus multi-day trips in the Alps.
You can pay an arm and a leg for the kit but Mrs MA and I bought (half price) ex rental skis/bindings/skins then got new boots for a song from German eBay. Some great prices here - new skis and bindings from about €370. http://www.sport-conrad.com/ski_touring/1/
Or, a couple of shops in Aviemore used to (and may still) sell ex-hire touring skis (ie Mountain Spirit and Braemar Mountain Sports).
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You know it makes sense.
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@mountainaddict, crikey looks like it's easy to spend a few quid! Reckon I'll be going down the second hand route for now. Might just get touring bindings for the skis I've got at the minute - Line prophets. And get some newish all mountain/piste skis for the resorts. Thanks for the advice!
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@mountainaddict, let me know if your touring near yad moss this season if you don't mind another body coming along.....
Alpine boots and dukes ...... Only skinned once for 1 hour in the Alps but loved it.
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Poster: A snowHead
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We went to Glenshee on saturday for a relaxed halfish day of skiing. We knew the road was a bit dodgy so only left Edinburgh after 8am, got to the snow gate around 10am then sat there until about 11am before they opened it, Braemar side was opened a lot earlier. There was a decent amount of snow between the fences at Glenshee but it was pretty bar otherwise, I have to commend them for opening so early. There was only 3 lifts running initially and we lapped Butcharts for a while, the snow was lovely, really dry and chalky and only a little grass poking through near the bottom of the run. Sunnyside was opened later in the afternoon but other than that was just one of the beginner slopes. Glad we went, was a nice easy day to start the Scottish season and hopefully get some more snow to top up, have heard Glencoe is opening on friday 
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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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@mountainaddict, fantastic pictures - well jealous. Stupid Christmas parties...
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| nozawaonsen wrote: |
| @moffatross, nice photo of you heading down towards the motorway! |
Cheers, nozawaonsen. Just noticed my flickr album has had over 2,000 views since a local MRT 'tweeted' and FB'd on the story about the avalanche yesterday.  Although the avalanche discovery was memorable, the whole day's skiing was brilliant and because the last slope down towards the M74 is so obvious from the road, and I look at it every time I head north, the ski down to the motorway has been on my to-do list for years, and by headtorch at late dusk, it was pretty special. I'd hoped that a few people driving up towards Glasgow would have spotted us, but that we wouldn't have caused too much of a distraction.  The whole ski route was on mostly superb snow, but shortly after that headtorch photo, the few hundred metres to the layby where the car was parked included some combat skiing at its most minging ... crust, slush, heather, grass, tussocks, bog, and lots of little hidden burn lines. 
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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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@mountainaddict,
Decent conditions over in the Clashindarroch, but no where near as good as those look to be in Glenmore. I posted some Clash photos on the HNSC page.
https://www.facebook.com/HuntlyNordic
I heard that the piste machine has been out to cut tracks for xc at Glenmore, but we need a bit more snow and the FC to finish some timber extraction before we can cut tracks in the Clash.
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It's pictures like the ones above that make me nearly want to be a skier!
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Must have been some good snow last night? It tried to snow in Aberdeen but turned to rain 
Guy I sit next to reports lots of snow out in Alford but melting this morning.
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Anyone heading to Anoch Mor or Glencoe with opening sheduled for Friday?
Hoping to get up between Christmas and NY if conditions warrant the effort.
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Other good areas are the Dodds, north of Raise and later in the Season, Cross Fell area, especially if you can get up the Dun Fell road.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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 there an obvious face/area to ski on Cross Fell @Peter S? I'm reasonably familiar with the area as we've mountain biked and hiked up that way (eg the track up to the bothy from Garrigill side; on foot to Cross Fell summit ; and the tarmac to the radar station. I must have the OS map somewhere  ....)
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You know it makes sense.
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@moffatross, whatever the conditions still jealous that you have snowy mountains to play in on your doorstep!
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Poster: A snowHead
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That's a cool photo.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@moffatross, that today mate? Heading up near you tomorrow. Visiting the in laws at gatehouse of fleet
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Ricklovesthepowder wrote: |
| @moffatross, that today mate? Heading up near you tomorrow. Visiting the in laws at gatehouse of fleet |
Hi Rick
That was up at Nevis. PS It wasn't me.... I wish
Ross, I'll come for a day or two on your tow when the snow hits, I'm only 1 hour away.
Cheers
Bob (who sold you the Dynastars all those years ago)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Well, I've spent the morning prepping the touring kit ready for the 500 mile trip to Aviemore for a long weekend from 1st onwards - what do the chances look like from those with a view of conditions? Where might we find best routes?
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Anybody got an update for conditions in the resorts - Might pop up the road tomorra
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@moffatross, Very nice
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It might be okay - or it might not. It's always difficult to plan too far ahead for Scotland. Frustrating but that's just how it is. Have a look at the Winterhighland website (as highlighted by 