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I hope it hangs on for another few weeks- I'd like to get up before Spring finally arrives. 
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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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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Is that some double fence high drifts at the top or my dodgy eye sight ?? Gutted I am in Coventry tomorrow!!
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It certainly looks like mega drifts to me! I'm using my last hols of the year (to 31.3.13) to go to Tignes next week....but am desperately hoping to rejig some time that work owes me to get up there tomorrow afternoon (the tow is scheduled to be ON!). Mrs MA is already off all day tomorrow....so it's fingers (& everything) crossed..... 
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Weardale FB says about 20people and not upto much so not opening Wednesday. Some forecasts are looking good for the weekend in terms of snow, be nice to see a good depth fall out the sky as most of this winter it seems to be coming up short.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Weardale is open tomorrow. I might come up from Liverpool via Tebay in a good 4 x 4. Anyone fancy joining me?
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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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Yadmoss webcams look very promising, I've cleared my diary for Wednesday I hope they open!
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kitenski,
We are hopeful of running the tow at yad Moss again on Wednesday but as always check the website on tuesday night.
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Both Weardale and Yad Moss webcams showing signs of some fun lurking in the mist. I'd like to see a couple of calm days then a major top up on friday and after that just cool / average stable and dry for a week or two. Last few years we've had good Christmas / New year skiing, good Feb skiing it would be nice to get good Easter Skiing.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Going off the facebook pages no Weardale tomorrow (Wed 20th) but Yad Moss will be go. Weardale back on Thursday - currently six runs pisted up, depending on which ones that's potentially a couple of km's!!! Given Yad always works hard on pisting we might set a record for length of prepared runs in England over the next couple of days.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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just back from a great day at Yad, windy, but the wind was blowing down the tow track so only felt it on the way up! Some really nice creamy snow and some big cornices at the top for people to jump/fall off, so be careful if the vis drops!!
I was still getting fresh tracks on my last run at 2:45pm. Had a hairy journey there in courtesy car, sods law that my car with winter tyres was in the garage, but journey back was simple as road had been ploughed and salted.
Thanks a lot to the volunteers who ran it today.
DSC01765 by kitenski, on Flickr
DSC01761 by kitenski, on Flickr
DSC01760 by kitenski, on Flickr
DSC01758 by kitenski, on Flickr
DSC01755 by kitenski, on Flickr
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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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Nice photos kitenski,
I'll be up at Yad Moss on Friday if its open 
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Good pics kitenski.
Was it me that youy saw fall off the big cornice right at the top whilst attempting to mark it with a pole 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Peter S, aha, yes it was, very slow tumbling fall, I bet you got a shock! I was glad to see you were moving afterwards, as I thought you may have landed on the fence.
There is a lot of snow up there along the top, is that the secret snow store to prolong the season 
Although it looks like plenty of fresh snow and high winds on the cards for Friday/Saturday if the forecast is too be believed.
BTW I did have a thought, is it possible to have "on the day" spot helpers? I, for example, would have been happy to do a bit of digging or patching of the snow track whilst I was there, and would do so again in future.
regards,
Greg
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Could anyone tell me the day ticket set up as in where do you get them and when are they available please as I was looking at this weekend if poss and also what are the current road conditions cheers.
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kitenski, Thanks
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Thursday at Weardale and all it's done is snow and blow since then. Tow road is currently blocked (pics on club facebook page) with snow, waiting for the first clear webcam post storm as its going to look so much better than this.
Weardale-1-21-03-2013-07-53 copy by onemanmows, on Flickr
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http://www.winterhighland.info/publicreports/index.php?50,3438
Looks like much more snow blew down onto the runs wednesday night. This was before the snow on Friday although east Cumbria got a lot less than the west Lakes. Goodness knows how much there must be on Raise by now, thouh the easterly winds are a lot less favourable up there than Yad Moss. Could be that all the snow has ended up in Thirlmere. we'll see. The prospects for a 6th month ski seson in Englnad this year are good 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Looks like a very big drift on the left of the tow as you look down the slope on todays lunchtime Yadcam.
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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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I'm hoping the roads will clear, wind drop and re-open on Tuesday as I've not made it up yet this season. Not sure how much new snow there's been and how much is just the wind moving it around / dumping it onto the road though!
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wigan, what was up there last week was pretty packed down by the skiers so can't see that blowing away tbh....so worst case, no net gains from the good cover last week.....
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You know it makes sense.
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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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Proper snow up at Yad, any idea if the team will try and piste all the drifts out Peter S, or just leave 'em?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Kitenski,
The piste basher driver is on his way back from Whistler........ where Spring has sprung apparently
So no bashing tomorrow. Probably lots of digging though !
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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your piste basher driver doesn't lie, it is spring in British Columbia
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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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Peter S, sods law at its finest!!!
Wondering about bringing the family up for a day out over Easter, assume ok to walk the dog away from ski area???
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kitenski, which day are you thinking?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mosha Marc, dunno, trying to persuade the Mrs....kids both have new skis they want to try out, so choices are yad, Halifax or Xscape.....
More likely to be fri, sun or Monday.....
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Kitenski,
Yes i'm afraid no dogs near the ski area. We have a legal committmnet about that with the farmer.
However away from the ski area its all open access land.
Check the website re day tickets. The club is likely to restrict use of the tow to season ticket holders only on some of the days and i think that will include the reciprocal arrangement with Weardale and LDSC members.
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Peter S, yes, I am a season ticket holder but rest of family are not!!! don't think they will be that impressed if I go without them!!!
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Peter S, yes, I am a season ticket holder but rest of family are not!!! don't think they will be that impressed if I go without them!!!
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kitenski, I'm trying to wangle Scotland or the Pennines.
That was until I saw that post by Peter S, where's the ticketing info on the website please?
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Mosha Marc, they update it nightly, on the Yad moss website
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