you report it! // public reports
CairnGorm Mountain // Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Click on Thumbnail to view larger images. Click on Title for Image Index.
Alan heading out along the Ptarmigan ridge.

Looking up Ciste Mhearad

Jump was seeing plenty action

Fairway, lower section was quite fast

Stream at the foot of the Ciste Bowl but still a bridge across

Run down to the Ptarmigan tow

Plateau

Sneachda.

Click on Thumbnail to view larger images. Click on Title for Image Index.
 Forward Displayed: Images 1 to 8 of 16
Report
:: Snow Cover
Limited Terrain Complete/Open.
:: Surface Conditions (out of 5)
2
:: Weather Conditions
Sunny, warm, strong southerly breeze that was melting the snow.
:: Snow Conditions & Info
Top bowl still has loads of snow and the lower Fairway was where it was most spring like and as a result quite fast.

Had a wander over to Ciste Mhearad and skied the steeper section then headed up to summit via the tor, no skins needed, and down Coronation Wall and the Cas. Although a bit heavy it was still a good run and with a bit of slipping down the bank of the Cas below the crossover skiable to mid gunbarrel.

No mid stops of the train due to maintenance but caught the 3.40pm up from the Daylodge and went back up to the summit. This time I came down the headwall but it seemed stickier than Coronation Wall.

Another great afternoon.
:: Riders
Helen
This report was posted by h11lly at 20.46hrs on Tue 22nd May 12