Glenshee 8th January 2010

Friday trip to Glenshee in one of the coldest spells in 20 years. Gareth and myself met Jon & David W. up at Blairgowrie and headed on up to Glenshee. THe temperature was around -11 but the sun was out and sky was blue.
Again, considering the amount of snow lying around the whole country, there is surprisingly little on the hills in comparison.
Although plenty, a lot gets scraped or blown off the hill.
Unfortunately the first three lifts we used all stopped, this was like the bad old days. However the rest of the day passed without hitch. Cairnwell side was quite scraped, but going over Sunnyside to Glas Maol we scored some choppy powder.
A great , cold, white looking Glenshee gave me my third shred of the season and the cold spell looks like lasting at least another week.

From Glenshee 8 January 2010

Glencoe 4th January 2010

Another cold day and another visit to Glencoe for my daily shred. Not
much in the way of new snow. Much more compact and on the way to
getting icy in spots. Lower mountain still rocky. Main Basin at top
good but light was a bit flat. This is normal at this time of year as
the sun is at the back of the mountain.
The drive back was memorable as I left early to catch the light. Loch
Tulla and the Blackmount Lochans had a beautiful mist hanging over
them. Of course with this persistant cold spell they are all frozen
over. They look other worldly with the sun setting behind them.

From Glencoe 040110

Glencoe, Tuesday 29th December 2009

My first day of the season. Its been cold and snowy everywhere since before Christmas and I thought I'd try to get up before the year was out. An icy drive up through frozen scenery got me there eventually. £30 for not quite the full area, but since they have changed ownership yet again its hard to begrudge them. The plateau poma was for access only as the base was thin. The top did have nice soft snow, but alot of rocks were pocking through. Still need more to fall to get a good base. The main basin is not full and mugs alley is very thin. Still, a good start.

 

Wish I was there

Missing what looks like a glorious start to the season at Coe. Hopefully sniffles will clear up and I can get up there in the next few days.

Glencoe Start to Season?

Considering Glencoe tomorrow. Will my knee hold up?

Christmas Morning

The view from Mum & Dad's in Cardross.

From Christmas 2009

Western Isles Trip

Visit my Picasa site to view some of the pictures taken on my Western Isles cycle trip. Once I get my act together I'll put up a document of the trip here.

From Western Isles Trip

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