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TR: Lake District
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

DATE:Jan 10th 2010
Plan was to hike up to Raise from Glenridding, join the lake District Ski Club and have a day riding the poma up there.
Setting off from Glenridding

Once we got up past the Youth Hostel onto the fell itself the amount of snow on the ground was truly impressive and though the wind in the previous 24hrs had taken its toll there was still 30-40cm of soft snow in most places
Standing on a wind scoured ridge beside a runied chimney

looking towards the summit you can see the ski club hut as a dot under the ridge

Approaching the ski club itself the weather was vicious, with wind filling all pervious tracks on the final traverse. Was wishing for snowshoes on final stretch whilst breaking trail.
Ski Club poma - it was closed, D'oh!

Unfortunately the poma had become derrailled and couldn't be mended in the high wind, however the chance to come out of the cold and into the clubhouse was welcome and there was a great atmosphere with 20 or so people already there. We continued to hike to the summit of Raise and skiied down all the way from the summit to the cattlegrid on the edge of Glenridding itself. Ski down was mixture of windblown crud, boilerplate ice, deep soft powder and with a bit of rock hopping near the bottom. Was an amazing experience to get a descent of several hundred meters in the UK!!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

fantastic effort!
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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?

Ah, shame about the wind. Sounds like an amazing trip anyway.
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Nicely done
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

I've often climbed mountains and wished I could have skiied down in the past NehNeh
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