 Poster: A snowHead
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Boxing Day.
Caught out again by surprisingly good conditions
The snow has drifted well against the fences with hardly any rocks. Lovely dry cold packed powder that took an edge beautifully and coped well with the 25 skiers and boarders or so today. Excellent visibility was a bonus.
Sadly it looks to be going milder tomorrow so we’ll have to see how much if any cover is retained before the next cold snap.
I've posted some pics here:
http://forums.winterhighland.com/read.php?f=9&i=256&t=256
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Never mind where the skilift is - the ski-ing looks pretty good on the other side too. 
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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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Sincredible. But true 
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Am gutted!
I just rang the raise snowline out of curiousity because I know they've been skiing up in Scotland, and heard Bernard say that they had a good day's skiing!!!
I'm down south with the family, so couldn't have made it anyway but I'm glad the club managed to get a good day in!
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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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PeterS, link's not working. I can get onto winterhighland OK but can't find that particular post. Thanks anyway.
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Yes, I've been caught out by a server upgrade at Winterhighland. I'll have to work out how to upload my pics to the new site.
Peter S
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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You can ski in the lake district!! never knew that.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Wintry, yes. Fun, not so sure. Your report tells of Blizzrds and Whiteout. Not my favourite weather.
Will you give it a try, or will you stay indoors with the Whisky and nuts?
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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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You learn something new every day
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Will you give it a try, or will you stay indoors with the Whisky and nuts? |
If this forecast comes off then I'll be up with the nutters, assuming I can get a 'domestic day pass'. 
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You know it makes sense.
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OK. Have fun. And tell us all about 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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Raise was operational on Wednesday with 3 runs complete and a surface of compacted snow.
It didn't run on Thursday in an attempt to save the base during the mild interlude.
An inspection is taking place today regarding the possibility of skiing this weekend.
I suspect it'll be touch and go whether enough snow fell last night to replace that lost on Thursday.
Will keep you posted if we get any action tommorrow.
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Poster: A snowHead
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I can't believe I didn't know there was skiing in the Lakes. I'm up there at every opportunity and have been since I was 6 months old! Where is Raise?? In your photo it looks as if there's a lift? I feel as if I've suddenly entered another universe! Quick, quick, tell me where and I'll be there. I was there over the weekend. It snowed overnight on Monday and into Tuesday and driving back I kept think I could ski down some slopes if only I could be bothered to walk up!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Jane, and its not just Raise which is on/near Helvellyn, details here:
http://www.ldscsnowski.co.uk/
If you check this site:
http://www.snowlion.freeuk.com/
another six sites in England are mentioned. I'm afraid I've never skiied any of them as I didn't know they existed until after I had moved to Scotland  .
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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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Wow - this is amazing. There looks to be lots of snow of some of those sites. I wish I'd known last weekend! I wonder how often there is skiable snow on any of the slopes. Are there any members out there who would know?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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PeterS, thanks for the link. It looks good. We'll have to come and check it out next time we get a chance. But I doubt there is any point in becoming members as we live in Devon. Still, if climate change does it stuff sooner rather than later, and the Gulf Stream packs up, we might even have skiing here! There a silver lining in every cloud .........
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Peter S, yes, thanks for the continued reports.
I am into hill walking, but I'm about 2 hours away - and that's on a clear run with no traffic.
I do get to the lakes quite a bit, so next time I'll have to pop the skis in just in case.
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Has there been any skiing there during the past 7 days. I was hoping there'd be some snow for this weekend, but it's not very likely.
Anyway, I live in hope and there's always next weekend!
Would love to see anymore photos of English skiing!
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