Saturday 26th February 2011

A very changeable day. About three types of weather in one run. Mist, sun then snow.
Lots of snow bad been lost in the rain of the last week. However sunny spells were present. Remaining snow high up was hard and choppy in places. Some snow showers swept over but nothing too heavy. Things need to get colder and snowier. Mugs Ally just about holding up with very soft snow. Didn't try Spring Run today. It may have been good. But spent most time in Main Basin & Happy Valley. Although looking bright next week, maybe a Miracle will bring more snow.

Scotland v Wales

Sunday the rugby was forgettable, but the day was great. A long session in the pub to celebrate G's birthday. Then back to the pub after the game to forget. The welsh contingent were happy despite the poor show.

Glencoe 8 February 2011

A day off work to grab my second day of the season. A mix of bad timing and bad weather meant I've been desperate to get up to Coe. Tuesday 8th looked like the best day of the week on MWIS so grabbed the chance.
Although I was late to rise I still got the good part of a day up there. The last few days had been very windy with lots of precipitation. This fortunately meant that lots of soft snow was dumped onto of what had become slabs of solid ice.
Main basin started the day. I enjoyed some lovely lazy turns with a few gentle hits of the windlip.
I used my skitracks app for the first time so also went for a few timed runs down Etive Glades reaching 50kph.
The lovely wind packed powder meant Spring Run was a must and lo it was good.
Gentle winds and high cloud made for a great afternoon. It wasn't cold, maybe around or just above zero.
I'll try to publish my skitracks data. Not sure how it works yet.