 Poster: A snowHead
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I read on fb that Glencoe are running some lifts for midsummers day skiing 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Front page of one of todays papers, can't remember which one, picture of a guy in a kilt skiing in Scotland, said Nevis but you can't believe everything you read in the papers.
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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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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Not in sunny Shropshire it wasn't, definitely one of the natioanls.
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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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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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If that lasts for another couple of weeks, I think we can agree that glaciers have returned to Scotland. 
Top effort chaps
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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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Top marks for effort 
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Brilliant. Very tempted.
Never skied in July.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mike Pow: Winterhighland website (which is currently using one of my pics above on its front page  ) is suggesting that you'd better be quick due to the next few days' weather forecast - which will accelerate the snow collapse into the river underneath  .
http://www.winterhighland.info/general/
From our visits over the past few weeks, the snow is gradually receding at the top and bottom of the gully but, on the weekend just gone, still seemed deep and solid in the middle section of the run, with (seemingly  ??) about 6 to 700 metres of solid cover.
If you do go for it, the quickest route to the snow is up Windy Ridge, which is a well made, rocky footpath. Once the path levels out - with the Ptarmigan restaurant in sight - head diagonally left past the big pile of boulders, towards the Ciste Tow. On Saturday, we got skis on about 100m above the bottom of the Ciste Tow's loading platform. To return from the skiing, traverse/climb the West Wall of the Ciste Gully and head through the heather/bracken, aiming for the top of the Daylodge Tow. From there, you can eventually head left and re-join the Windy Ridge path to descend to the Daylodge - which is easier going than the heather. It was about a 40 min walk from the end of the snow back to the Cas Car Park. Ascents of the remaining snow (on skins/touring kit) took about 25 mins, so would (probably) be longer if you were lugging skis up/walking up the grass.
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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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Many thanks.
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For all the parkies, Cairngorm FB feed reporting they just had delivered a proper pipe cutter, reckon they should mount it on the train, save a lotta diggin
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You know it makes sense.
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| For all the parkies, Cairngorm FB feed reporting they just had delivered a proper pipe cutter, reckon they should mount it on the train, save a lotta diggin |
They may be able to try it out now in the Ciste Gully 
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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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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Saw that on my Facebook feed. Amazing photo. How deep is the snow on the top?
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FAQ
. The vertical on offer was 220m yesterday - bigger than the Lecht and amazing for the end of June. Lovely soft snow too - so good that we skinned up for three runs.
