 Poster: A snowHead
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After last years fantastic skiing in alpine conditions, I now have an overly romantic view of Glencoe, so I'm heading up again next week.
I'll be there from Mon 16th for 3 or 4 days, if anyone from here wants to say hello.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I was up there on Tuesday - conditions were excellent.
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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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Glad to hear it, hope they stay like that (at least a little while longer)!
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| Glad to hear it, hope conditions stay like that (at least a little while longer)! |
Best thing to do is pray to the mountain gods @d - you just can't bank on booking that far in advance in Scotland  . I think I read that, historically, that the ski areas are stormbound about one day in eight - but it does seem to be more than that these days. Fingers crossed for your trip.
Have you been to Nevis Range? Definitely worth a look if you are in the west - especially if snow cover is anything like it is at the moment.
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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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Hi, I've only been to Cairngorms and Glencoe in Scotland.
I might go for a day at the Nevis range this time for a change. Is the snow better there?
I'm staying near Glencoe but it doesn't look too far.
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@@d, Just a heads up,I would get on the car park early Glencoe seems to be very busy at the moment and as its half term could be more so.
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OK, thanks for the tip
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Nevis is 45mins (40 of which feature world class scenery, 5 feature Fort William) drive away from Glencoe ski area. Its almost never busy and a great area to ski. Best infrastructure and least queues in Scotland. Back Corries awe inspiring. 1 min walk/pole from top of summit lift. Scenery at least as good as Glencoe, views down Loch Eil and over CMD to Northern Corries of the Ben fantastic. Skiing very good too. Goose gully into Allt Schnechda to base of Quad Chair. Along Lemming Ridge, or Switch, down Nid Ridge, into Corrie Dubh wherever you fancy and down to Rob Roy. Both usually sublime. Higher the better into Coire Dubh if you've some company. More shelter from North/Northwest winds but Glencoe a safer bet if wind a Southeasterly.
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Wow, great post thanks. You've convinced me, I'll give it a go.
Looking like great conditions up there at the moment, I just hope it can hold out another week. I've seen first hand how quickly it can turn though, as have the people queuing for the T-bar whose heads I literally flew over during a whiteout in the Cairngorms 30 years ago...
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