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We've headed up to go ski touring at Cairngorm tomorrow. Looking very promising from Drumochter area northwards. The funicular track is just visible on the right of the last photo 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@mountainaddict, how did you get on? I was cooped up today. Looking outside enviously. Where did you get to and how are things looking??
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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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I'll be driving home from Lairg on Friday, sorely tempted to chuck my ski stuff in the van for an afternoon at Cairngorm!
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A brilliant day ski touring at Cairngorm @Derek Branflake - despite the wind picking up much earlier than forecast.
We started skinning up about 09.45, with the wind getting up.as we climbed the Fiacail Ridge tow line. After an hour of ascent it was very gusty. Despite that, we climbed to Cairngorm summit, by which point it was pretty blowy. The summit area was very rocky but the views were brilliant.
Snow back down to the top of the Ptarmigan Tow was a mix of riding frozen sastrugi waves to nice, chalky windblown. The piste conditions were excellent - lovely packed powder down to the bottom of the Ciste Tow. The Ciste below the tow looked absolutely brilliant - lovely snow and very wide - but from the bottom of the tow, we climbed back up the Ptarmigan Bowl.
We finished the day with the White Lady, (which was absolutely perfect - packed powder) and a spot of combat skiing from the middle station to the daylodge.
The wind looks bad for tomorrow (60mph?) but we're heading south tonight anyway.
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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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^^^ looks like a good day to be out @mountainaddict . Got my eye on the forecast for the weekend, either one last(?) tour of the season or Glencoe or Cairngorm with the kids. Hope the warm weather doesn't do too much yo the cover that's left before the next colder spell arrives.
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I'm really hoping for some late May touring options in Glencoe or 'Gorm....
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I'm really hoping for some late May touring options in Glencoe or 'Gorm....
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Us too @kitenski! See you there? In May 2021, we had two fantastic, sunny days skinning up at Nevis Range - gondola up, then on foot to the snowline in Snowgoose Gully. The car thermometer read 28C after skiing on one of the days!
Then there was Cairngorm in June of the same year! We dare to dream!
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| mountainaddict wrote: |
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Us too @kitenski! See you there? In May 2021, we had two fantastic, sunny days skinning up at Nevis Range - gondola up, then on foot to the snowline in Snowgoose Gully. The |
I was there that year in Glencoe when I bumped into you I think??
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Weather-wise, the outlook doesn't look great in the Highlands for the next two weeks
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Hang on! Hang on!
Glencoe & Nevis this morning!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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^^^ Glencoe stormbound all day and all lifts shut from lunchtime at Cairngorm. Vindicated in staying at home @Peter S 
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Got a very handy auntie who lives just off the A85. Visiting her with my son tomorrow. Booked him skis at Glencoe on Monday and Cairngorm Tuesday. Hoping for better than February when we skied at Glenshee but had a walk to a (relatively spectacular) waterfall and a drive down Glen Etive instead of a day at Glencoe due to the wind. Hopefully the snow/rain line will be below 650m for most of tonight and tomorrow but forecast is 
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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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Yup, looks good today and probably tomorrow again
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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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Nevis Range being a tad economical with the actualité......
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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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@Alastair Pink, the back corries at Nevis look incredible as well!! Such a shame they’ve let that area go to ruin
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@kitenski, Nevis Range's statement would have been more accurate if they'd said " We are CLOSED for snowsports due to us having no interest in snowsports" 
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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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I wasn't aware they even opened.
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I was being sarcastic.
What h_t says above is entirely correct, I also have insight from my 'bike' job and even that side of things is quite shoogly in terms of them going it alone with nary input from anywhere else with experience/skill. They are massively missing the mark. While the DH WC will come back thanks to the hard work of other agencies this won't really help much as the damage is done.
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| Haggis_Trap wrote: |
They have basically been gaslighting the public with their claims of insufficient snow.
Nevis Range management look like absolute fools as the hill is presently loaded with snow. |
Saw that earlier on facebook, conditions actually looked really good!
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FAQ
And we'll be in Switzerland/France from 19-26 April for a Magic Pass final fling, plus a few days in Tignes.
They were open for such a short time, I thought you'd missed it!
