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The Nevis Range Mtns - Sat 19th Apr 2014
Posted by: Freeheel at 20.54hrs on Sat 19th Apr 14

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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Aonach Mor by the lifts with a ski over to the An Cul Col, then down Vallee Verte and up CMD ridge to summit. Descent by Summit Bowl, skiing till snow ran out then a walk by the burn and finally a wee hike back over the hill to Nevis Range and lunch!
:: Weather Conditions
Bluebird, def hotter than yesterday maybe by 5c
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Vallee Verte interesting! Ridge to top of CMD great condition and could skin almost to the top. CMD bowl was fantastic great spring snow with a wee ice layer high up in places 10 out of 10 all day long.
:: Skiers/Riders
Freeheel
:: E-Mail Contact
gordon dot simpson at btinternet dot com

The Nevis Range Mtns - Fri 18th Apr 2014
Posted by: Freeheel at 07.37hrs on Sat 19th Apr 14

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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
N.W. ridge of Carn Mor Dearg from the gondola
:: Weather Conditions
Pleasant with evening sunshine until sun slipped into Atlantic cloud bank c7.30pm. Snow began to crisp up when the sun went down temp 6c back in the carpark 9.30pm
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Some good parts but also a fair bit of cornice skiing between Meadhonach and just N of summit. Great cover in the bowls esp summit bowl
:: Skiers/Riders
Freeheel
:: E-Mail Contact
gordon dot simpson at btinternet dot com

CairnGorm Mountain - Fri 18th Apr 2014
Posted by: Skitourer at 07.03hrs on Sat 19th Apr 14
:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Cairngorm to Lurchers Gully
:: Weather Conditions
Blue skies, no wind, fantastic
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Firm on the way up - sunbathed on Cairngorm summit for a while waiting for it to soften, but needn't have bothered - no snow off the back of Cairngorm. Walked to the top of Coire Raibert, skied the obvious runnel round and then up above Domhain. Walked down, great skin up onto Cairn Lochan ridge, and at last a ski descent on still firm snow. Walked over the meadow and then a fantastic run down Lurchers in perfect, unskied, sugary spring snow.
Cover looked great towards Macdui but if you only want to ski round the Corries, west to east will give you more downhill snow.

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