 Poster: A snowHead
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These are the lift served real ski areas in the North Pennines and Lake District;
Raise, Helvellyn Massif, Lake District
http://www.ldscsnowski.co.uk/
Yad Moss, Alston Moor, North Pennines
http://www.yadmoss.co.uk/
Weardale, North Pennines
http://www.skiweardale.com/
Allenheads, North Pennines
http://ski-allenheads.co.uk/
Last year was a poor season but there was still 8 lift served days at Yad Moss and 20 at Raise. The first skiing in late November was excellent and was reported extensively including in the Times.
Season passes are now on sale at Raise and Yad Moss. A junior season pass (under 18 at Yad Moss is £10. At Raise it is free but juniors must be registered and accompanied by an adult skier.
Adult season passes are £60 at Raise and £55 at Yad Moss, although there is a £10 reduction on that for returning Members.
I’ll post some info and pictures below over the next month or so about pre season news. Is anyone able to comment about news from Allenheads, Weardale or perhaps the Lowther Hills ?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Tue 26-09-17 21:51; edited 2 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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All the best for a great season.
And fingers crossed we all start sliding in November like last winter.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Weardale passes now on sale to existing members, who have until the end of October (?? I think??) to renew at the discounted price (£10 reduction) of about £35.
After that it's open to new members.
We managed about 8 days at Weardale and Yad Moss last winter - a mix of lift served but mainly ski touring with the lifts closed. Some pretty marginal cover as PeterS has alluded to - but nevertheless always nice to be on proper snow only an hour from home.
Got up to Raise as well for a day last November, which realised an ambition of mine to ski at the Lakes. Mrs MA & I joined the club on the day - but then unfortunately didn't manage to get up there any more after that. Currently undecided on whether to renew....
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Yad Pylon 7 Yad Moss winter 2017
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Yad Moss November 2016
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Pylon 6 refurbishment underway summer 2017
Last edited by You'll need to Register first of course. on Tue 26-09-17 21:27; edited 1 time in total
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Pylon 6 now complete. Wheels, arm, ladder, access gantry dismantled, shotblasted and galvanised. Pylon shotblasted in-situ, primed and 6 topcoats applied. Wind generator and solar panels fixed back. Power supply to summit webcam re-connected.
Just P1 to complete now.
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Extremophile,
Also check out the Lake District Ski Club facebook page for all their news. Plenty of very keen skiers up there and you can almost ski back to your house from their lift
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Eight inches of rain at Honnister Pass on Wednesday and pouring down again today in the upper Dales. The wet season has started here, .....whilst east of the Pennines its dry 
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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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It's been such a wet Summer here overall, apart from the odd day here and there it's been cloudy and raining since late July 
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You know it makes sense.
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Refurbished Wheel assembly. Bearing is being greased before lifting onto the refurbished arm on P1. Yad Moss last Sunday.
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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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The steel wheels & snow tyres are ready to go on, the weather forecast says wintry showers soon and I've just bought my 1st Yad Moss season ticket - so fingers crossed Hope to meet some if you up there.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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First cover this morning
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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^^^^ Keep the snow coming Peter S!! 
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I'll grab me boots...
Forecast for a tad more tomorrow. Cold enough, certainly - none on the North side yet, though.
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20-30cm of snow forecast for Raise & the Pennines from next Friday (at Snow-forecast.com).
Rather tantalising - but a long way to go before then....
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^^^^Forecast now downgraded to no snow... 
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@mountainaddict, which forecasts? Seems to me a decent amount could fall Friday night.
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The storms that blew in over the last few days lashed the area with rain after the thick cloud kept the temps up, but today was a different story! Once the sun came up we could see snow on Blencathra and Skiddaw from our breakfast room, we had to head down to Penrith and on the way back we could clearly see how much snow had been dumped on the northern sides of Helvellyn etc.
There's a weather warning in place tonight for ice on the wet roads, so if there is any more rain in the night it will no doubt fall as snow on higher ground...
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Seems very localised. Lucky Lakeland lot. Just N. of the Pennines it's only squelch, squelch and squelch 
Forecast for today made me expect that I'd be driving around in slush to snow, but it was just heavy rain in the morning.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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it defo fell as snow, it's still dark here atm but I will post photos from our top floor room once the sun is up
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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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Skiddaw this morning, the clouds have been clinging to the tops so not been able to get a good one when i was at Derwentwater this morning
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Great shot
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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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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Well played both
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Report on the weardale site says they had a good day.
Just deciding whether to open Yad moss tomorrow or not.
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snowy Sunday on the cards perhaps?? Skiing Monday 
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Looks like the depression may be slipping too far south on Sunday to give the North Pennines a good cover. We'll see.
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@Peter S, it's pushing up from the South/West isn't it? The models keep changing their mind on how far "up" it will push
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FAQ
Thanks for pix 
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