 Poster: A snowHead
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Is it the case that we get less snow than we used to??
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Has health and safety gone mad and due to the restrictions placed the skiers are not allowed on the slopes hence not compacting the base we do get??
When was the last time we can remember skiing down the road to the day lodge at Cairngorm?
Just food for thought!
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brian
brian
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When was the last time we can remember skiing down the road to the day lodge at Cairngorm?
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skikool, just over 6 weeks ago !
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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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I'll accept that as proof! Question stands tho. Where did it go and why does it go so quick??
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brian
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skikool, the $64000 question.
It's not that it hasn't been cold enough this winter, it's just been too dry during the cold spells  (in line with the MetO winter forecast which has been pretty accurate so far).
Having said that, decent skiing didn't really get going until February last year, and we had a very nice month mid-Feb to mid-March so I'm certainly not giving up hope for this season yet.
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I was up on saturday and there were plenty of people skiing and even a few boarders. None of the lifts were open but they looked like they were having fun and (on saturday at least) the snow was actually really nice.
On sunday it was melting pretty quickly..
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last year i didnt go until march but i went about 6 times which was great.... im totally buzzin this year for some snow, hope there is some soon as i cant really afford a trip abroad , glenshee is the place to be (if theres snow!)
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FAQ
. Seriously it melted. Why, cos it came in early December and there is almost always a mild spell in mid December. If you look at the long term temperature averages for here over december you will see a peak around mid december. There was liitle or no freeze thaw to compact the snow before the mild spell so it mostly disappeared. Since then it has been reasonably cold (though above the longterm average) and what mild spells there have been were short, not particularly wet (at Cairngorm) and not ludicrously mild. Ideal conditions to consolidate snow pack and give a good long lasting base. But there has been little or no snow during the cold spells to consolidate. 
