 Poster: A snowHead
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A couple of boarders and a skier get some well earned turns on the Ciste Fairway and upper M2 on Scotland's CairnGorm Mountain on Monday 14th Nov. There is already a patchy base under last night fresh snow in the Top Basin where heavier drifts from the weekend came through Monday's thaw...
More at www.winterhighland.info and click pix link on RHS.
Unfortunately the funicular is closed through November as it is undergoing a 5year major service, but the Daylodge is open Daily and a Christmas Market is taking place in the Base Station concourse. Further snow is likely at least on the higher runs this week but even as close as Thursday the detail and snow level is very uncertain at the moment.
Should the snow level lower with a good dump on the lower runs the Daylodge Poma, Carpark and Sheiling Tows and Fiacaill Ridge Poma would operate for snowsports.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Winterhighland, wonderful picture - makes me feel quite homesick (and I don't often suffer from that).
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Even the BBC mentioned todays heavy rainfall would fall as snow over the hills particularly in the NW. The weather online 6 day forecast for Cairngorm is also looking promising with lots of snow on the forecast and Saturday in particular looking good. Its a long way out though, so we will have to wait and see.
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brian
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Ooh, gosh, I'm going to be in Halifax for 2 weeks after Christmas. I wonder if I can sneak off for a day or two to ski some of that. Assuming it's still there.
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I've done Leeds to Cairngorm a fair few times, for 2 days 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I once skied in Glencoe till 4.30 then drove back to London !!!! Halifax must be nearly half way, time-wise, from central London, isn't it? - At least 40% anyway (It's nearly 1/2 hour from here to the start of the M1)
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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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snowball, to Aviemore you need to give yourself about 5 1/2 hours from Dean Clough.
I've done it before - but only during the Christmas break when I'd be off work anyway and the snow looked good.
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You know it makes sense.
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From today's webcam it looks like the base has been consolidated overnight with a bit of freeze/thaw and the upper slopes are nice and white. With more snow forecast it's looking hopeful for more turns over the weekend and beyond 
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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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OK, I wasn't far off - It's about 9 1/2 hours from here, I think.
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Poster: A snowHead
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how many kms of piste in each resort in scotland?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Cold up here this evening.
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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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| skiben wrote: |
| how many kms of piste in each resort in scotland? |
After a bit a search around the net for info on the pistes I've gleaned the following information:
Glenshee
21 lifts
40 km of pisted runs
Cairngorm
14 lifts + funicular
37km of pisted runs
Nevis Range
12 lifts
20km of pisted runs (they also boast 35km of non-pisted runs)
The Lecht
15 lifts
20km of pisted runs
Glencoe
7 lifts
11km of pisted runs
There's a very good section about the various ski centres in Scotland on the Highland Instinct site which is worth a look at, it includes piste maps and various stats about each centre.
| Helen Beaumont wrote: |
| Cold up here this evening. |
Where, Durham or Serre Chevalier? 
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FAQ
-much more committed than me!! - if you think london to halifax is a journey 
