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School cancels ski trip due to snow
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The annual 'skiing week' for pupils in the Scottish Highlands villages of Braemar, Aboyne and Ballater was cancelled yesterday, due to snow and weather.
This report from
The Press and Journal [Aberdeen]
Quote:
Teachers decided against making the trip to Glenshee ski centre despite the conditions being hailed as the best of the season so far for snowsports.
Ski instructor John MacPherson said: “At this time of year ski-ing is the economy.
“We rely on kids coming up and continuing enthusiasm for the sport. It’s the kids I feel sorry for. I know we have health and safety regulations but I feel this is beyond commonsense.
“Snow conditions today are fantastic.”
Many students braved the conditions and made their own way to the ski centre despite the school closures.
Glenshee director Stewart Davidson took a diplomatic line:
Quote:
“The teachers at the end of the day have to think about the children’s safety.
“It’s great that they managed to make their own way up. It’s not every year we get decent snow coverage.”
How bad were the weather conditions up there yesterday? Anyone on the scene?
My recollection of teaching kids on Cairngorm back in the 1970s was that we bused the groups up the mountain whenever the road was open, even if they just got a taste of how wild things can be. And the combination of blizzards and white-outs can certainly get dangerous. Decision-making now seems to be more cautious, but you'd think that Highlands kids would be given outdoor training and experiences. Sad if they're not.
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
Obviously
A snowHead
isn't a real person
We were forever not getting to go skiing in Scotland in the 70s/80s because of excess snow/wind/whatnot. We used to get made to go orienteering round Lagganlia instead, dullsville.
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?
Lizzard
, Lagganlia was great!
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