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CairnGorm Mountain // Tuesday 1st May 2012
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At the summit

Heading off the south west side of the summit

Looking down at the Cas being pisted about 6.30pm

Proof that metal is a good conductor of heat. The weather station is no longer looking like a snow covered cactus

Heading up the summit path about 5pm

M1 nice little bumps formed in the afternoon

Patrol Iain shovelling snow at the M1 poma base, and it was supposed to be his day off.

Alan enjoying May turns on the M1

Lovely snow on the funicular side of the elephant fence

Ptarmigan tow

Great cover in the Ptarmigan and Ciste bowls

Lady from the East Lady

Bulge on the Cas headwall

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Upper Cas

New winch post was being put in where there used to be a tower on the White Lady tow

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Report
:: Snow Cover
Most Terrain has Good Cover.
:: Surface Conditions (out of 5)
3
:: Weather Conditions
Sun, blue sky, breeze blowing down the M1 poma .. perfect !
:: Snow Conditions & Info
I arrived at 1pm and the snow was soft and a bit sticky. Pisted areas were best and my pick of the afternoon was the M1 which had small bumps and became more spring like and faster as the afternoon progressed. The lower part entering the poma take off area is rocky and ski patrol were fighting a battle to try and keep a track to the matting.
The lower Lady is a bit rocky too but the upper part is wide and deep. Similar story with the Cas, upper zig zag being good lower one thin and the headwall now has an obvious bulge on it. Great cover in the upper bowls and on the plateau.

We spent a couple of hours wandering up to the summit and soaking in the atmosphere after the lifts shut. Headed down the SW side ,then the Sneachda side of Fiacaill a Choire Chaise before cutting back and finally walking down from the mid station.

Super afternoon.

:: Riders
Helen
This report was posted by h11lly at 22.33hrs on Tue 1st May 12


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