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Had had a thread going back on the SCGB about this.
There seems to be a small possibility that N. Ireland could get snow next week, and if it does I'll be ready. Our farm is lowland, but we do have 2 fields where ski-ing is possible.
Front field.
4 acres, basically a green run
Danes Hill.
8 acres and is a good blue at the top
We have 2 lifts
New Holland 7740 (100hp)
Polaris Quad (250cc/ 2 wheel drive)
Grooming
Our 7740 tractor also double as a groomer and the bucket on the front loader will be used to compact the snow
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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johnboy, What price are lift tickets ? 
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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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srobbo,
My currency of choice is beer.
Come on snow gods, all I need is a few inches (of snow of course  )
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johnboy, Whats the transfer time from the airport to resort? 
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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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My biggest worry with this being a new development would be a lack of avalanche control, do you do much blasting?
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FenlandSkier,
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and what is the apres ski like?
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hibernia, don't worry, you get Irish bars everywhere!
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you get Irish bars everywhere!
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I dont like guiness 
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FenlandSkier,
Of course, this is Northern Ireland
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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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Airport Transfer
Belfast International 50 mins
City of Derry 25 mins
Apres is drinking crates of Tennents, but we can do a Gala night where the local brew will be available
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| the local brew will be available |
Would that be Poteen?
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You know it makes sense.
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hibernia,
Yes, or we can do a tour of Bushmill Distillery (8 miles) The oldest licenced Distillery in the world 1688
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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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Do you have anything for the connoisseur of weak lemon drinks?
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Poster: A snowHead
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HappyMouffe, You could bring your own 
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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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Seriously though, it looks as if there is a chance of pulling this off later this week.
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Well we got suitable fields here. .
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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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Wasn't there someone with a farm who made his own snowmaking machine on one of the sites a couple of years ago?
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Kramer,
I have always toyed with the idea of using a pressure washer
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pistenbully, Johnboy built a ski jump in the field in front of my mum's house a few years ago - everyone except my grandad had a go! you should try it is you get some white stuff this week...
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Hey Johnboy!
Tomorrow's Tuesday - we need co-ords for your new destination resort so we can get there in time from the mega-dump!
And, in all seriousness, if it happens, will be up north on Sat if it lasts that long - the wee man's playing rugby in Coleraine.
Hope to see you on "thon wee skeein treck, hey"
CW
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Tuesday Snow Report
Upper Slopes: Sprinkling of Hail
Lower Slopes: Sprinkling of Hail
Temperature 1 degree
Lift Status: Closed
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mullaghcairn (1778 ft - a couple of hundred acres of mostly blue runs) outside Omagh looked great this morning as I was driving past it to work. Pity I don't have any planks 
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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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Best conditions on the upper middah
Runs to Resort - skitery
P.S. Remember to close the gate or the Holsteins will get out
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Upper slopes 5cm
Lower Slopes 0cm
Insufficient snow for ski-ing.
Out and about today
Coleraine: 5cm
Ballymena 10cm
Belfast 1cm
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You know it makes sense.
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There was a good fall of snow last night. 10cm in low areas. Forecast is for the same tonight. If it is good I plan to compact it tommorow morning. Was cold this morning -5 degrees at 8.00am
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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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Was -4 at 8 this morning with a light cover , very cold now..
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Poster: A snowHead
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Wan't sufficient snow on our farm this morning so I headed a few miles inland just south of Coleraine to a friends farm.
Upper slopes 10cm
Lower slopes 10cm
Temp -1
Weather Sunny
Managed to get in about 5 runs down a field that had been grazed by sheep, so the grass was very short and had a good covering of snow.
Probably a total of 500m covered altogether
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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johnboy, Well done !
It's just started snowing here, so hoping to get to Yad Moss tomorrow.
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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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Out and about today
Ballymena 10cm
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I may just have to make a trip home. Skiing down the drive at the Academy would be fun (and I think the bases of my Pistols would be acceptable... )
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Most of the snow has disappeared here in Coleraine, but we are not much higher than sea level.
Plan to head to the North Sperrins this afternoon. I know a few quiet mountain roads and forestry tracks which should have 15-20cm. Will take camera and post pics later. Should get upto abouy 1200ft at top with good snow down to about 500ft.
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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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Wear The Fox Hat,
I haven't been near Ballymena today, but we have a clear view of Slieve an nora (spelling) from Coleraine and it appears to have a real good covering, but it is about 25 miles away. Knock Laid also looks good, but its a hell of a climb
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Just been up skiing in the North Sperrins about 8 miles south west of Coleraine. Road takes you to about 200m and I walked upto about 350m. Skied down a nice sheltered forestry trail. Good 20cm of powder!!!! Probably a total length of a mile. Not that steep but glad I did it. Took my mum and Murphy the puppy too. Going to post pics in media, so if someone can put them here it would be good.
Intend to take the landrover up tomorrow and see if we can get a bit higher. There is powder in them there hill, you just need to know where to look
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johnboy, You can put the link to the pics on here yourself once they're in MZ. I look forward to seeing them, make sure you have one of the wee fella too
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FAQ
If it snows here on Tueday we have a nice slope from our bar terrace to the garden, and my main uplift could be our John Deere lawn tractor 
