Poster: A snowHead
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is it any good??!?
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brian
brian
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nick0861, yes.
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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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brian, really? Has it stopped doing that thick fog and horizontal sleet thing?
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brian
brian
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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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nick0861,
It can be good on some days but not on others the trick is to go when it is good
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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nick0861,
It can be absolutely brilliant, it can be "interesting" it can be absolutley awfull. It can even be all three on the same day .
Have a look at www.winterhighland.info there are some good threads and some really good pictures.
Evan last year, which was a bit of a poor snow year, I had some great skiing. Brilliant day out in April skiing over to Ben Macdui and back. Blue skies, warm and some brilliant spring snow which never turned soft and porridgy even by the end of the day.
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brian
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nick0861, the key is short notice planning. If you can drop everything and get up at a day or 2's notice then it can be brilliant. Good weather doesn't normally last very long in the Highlands though and can't really be predicted with any certainty more than a few days out.
If conditions are good, it can be a match for anywhere, unless you're an "I must have xxx km before I'll set plank there" type.
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brian wrote: |
nick0861, the key is short notice planning. If you can drop everything and get up at a day or 2's notice then it can be brilliant. Good weather doesn't normally last very long in the Highlands though and can't really be predicted with any certainty more than a few days out.
If conditions are good, it can be a match for anywhere, unless you're an "I must have xxx km before I'll set plank there" type. |
nah im more of a how many days decent skiing can i get type
its definatly worth considering though i think
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Scotland is well worth a tick in the box.
Amazing views and reasonable skiing.
Pick a weekend in Mar or Apr, when it tends to be warmer, sunnier and snowier.
Glencoe and Nevis Range are the best two.
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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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March and April may be best on average but as brian, says you can't predict; best day I have ever had was early december in Glencoe . You could ski all the way back to the Kingshouse.
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You know it makes sense.
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Glenshee is pretty accesible as its located either side of the main road. If conditions are good there is some great skiing aswell. I was season ticket holder there for 5 years and have had some great skiing there. I'll be back if they get some good conditions as I'd love to ski the tiger in good conditions with some nice juicy moguls on it.
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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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brian
brian
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Some say you are not a Real Skier until you are able to say: I Skied In Aviemore
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