Skiing and boarding conditions - still brilliant!

[northo]

Get it while you can.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChWGheaWFBA - Boarding the hoar frost on Meall Corranaich

[istoo]

agreed, found my love for boarding again last month after a 7 year sabbatical.

[Andrew[MG]]

Looks a lot better than some of Scotland's official slopes!

[sherman]

Give the slopes around Linlithgow another couple of hours and they should be good to go.

[northo]

sherman said:

Give the slopes around Linlithgow another couple of hours and they should be good to go.

The Pentland's a few weeks ago....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pITnkGATvY

[ferobert]

Cairngorm last few weeks has had stunning conditions. Theyve been able to piste areas where folk havent been able to ski for years. With more snow forecast its going to get even better. (if they can dig the tows and funicular out!)
check out the pics on www.winterhighland.info

[northo]

ferobert said:

Cairngorm last few weeks has had stunning conditions. Theyve been able to piste areas where folk havent been able to ski for years. With more snow forecast its going to get even better. (if they can dig the tows and funicular out!)
check out the pics on www.winterhighland.info

It's better still away from the crowded slopes........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVNKHLdfuZ0 - this is awesome.

[ferobert]

that does look amazing!

Cairngorm says theres another 1.5 to 2 meters fresh powder on the lower slopes today, more higher up. And with it snowing heavily tonight theyre expecting 3m on lower slopes by tomorrow! Doubt they will be open for a while!
I recon we will still be skiing in july at this rate!

[Semi hemi]

Snow fall world wide with all 5 Scottish centres in the top ten and Glencoe topping the list.

Glencoe 24 Feb 2010 80cm
Sugarbush 24 Feb 2010 76cm
Mount Snow 24 Feb 2010 76cm
Mammoth 24 Feb 2010 71cm
Cairngorm 24 Feb 2010 70cm
Lecht 24 Feb 2010 60cm
Nevis Range 24 Feb 2010 60cm
Smugglers 24 Feb 2010 60cm
Killington 24 Feb 2010 58cm
Glenshee 24 Feb 2010 50cm

And these figure pre yesterdays big dump.

[slipstream 1985]

im heading up on monday, dont want to go at the weekends when its busy. whats best, glenshea or the lecht? two beginner/ inters heaeding up 1 boarder 1 skier

[northo]

Glenshee - CGM won't be open tomorrow anyway.

[EC2]

Glenshee was very quiet today as they only managed to open from the south at 10am and the north at 1pm. Conditions ok but quite a bit of ice about.

[jimmystratos]

Managed two hours at Cairngorm last week before my son broke his leg. bks! Snow fab, weather fab, access and queues ****ing awful. Remembered why I haven't skied Scotland for 20 years.

[ferobert]

sun is out on cairngorm today with its 2m of fresh snow! Going to need to get myself up there soon.

[boardinscotland]

jimmystratos said:

Managed two hours at Cairngorm last week before my son broke his leg. bks! Snow fab, weather fab, access and queues ****ing awful. Remembered why I haven't skied Scotland for 20 years.

Sorry about your son. Have boarded Glencoe, Glenshee and the gorm this year and by far the best was Glencoe for snow conditions. The funicular at Cairngorm is a disaster. Between waiting to get a ticket(on website they said they had a cash only queue which they didn't so with 20 people in front of me took 40 mins for a lift pass) , then the queue for the funicular while it fills up and finally the lethal M1 poma which literally gives you whiplash.

will be sticking to the other resorts much more enjoyable experience.

G

[slipstream 1985]

jimmystratos said:

Managed two hours at Cairngorm last week before my son broke his leg. bks! Snow fab, weather fab, access and queues ****ing awful. Remembered why I haven't skied Scotland for 20 years.

what day did you go? i assume a weekend, or it was school holidays so its to be expected.


im away up to glenshee with some mates tomorrow, (monday) anyone have any reports on conditions?.

[CharlesW]

It was good last week, so it must be better after all the snow later last week.

http://ski.visitscotland.com/conditions/glenshee/

[jimmystratos]

slipstream 1985 said:

jimmystratos said:

Managed two hours at Cairngorm last week before my son broke his leg. bks! Snow fab, weather fab, access and queues ****ing awful. Remembered why I haven't skied Scotland for 20 years.

what day did you go? i assume a weekend, or it was school holidays so its to be expected.


im away up to glenshee with some mates tomorrow, (monday) anyone have any reports on conditions?.

Yes, it was the Wenesday of the half term. But don't get me started on ski-hire places that can give you boots and skis, but no poles to go with them, or hire you aquipment for more than one day at a time, so you have to queue for 11/2 hours each morning....

[slipstream 1985]

glenshee's service is worse than cairngorms who are really helpfull.


was at glenshee today.

AMAZING weather and great conditions, second time ever been skiing and hit most of the red runs. im hooked.

heading back again on friday!!

[Webber3]

How feasible is it to do a days skiing in Cairngorm? Flying up to Edinburgh, staying overnight and then setting off early by car, returning for a 8:30pm flight.

Is it quick and easy to hire equipment and get a lift pass? Google maps says it's a 3 hour drive from Edinburgh to the Gorm, how are the roads up there?