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touring & backcountry
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 The snow was deep, but the trees were sometimes a bit too close !!
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 The South of Scotland's Highlands.
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 Skinning up towards a nice looking line.
|  HighRustler crossing the burn ready for the second climb of the day.
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 Tree skiing, Galloway style.
|  Coming off the Merrick.
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 A nice stretch of snow to open up on.
|  HighRustler emerging from the glade on the way up to Merrick.
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 If you're skiing even more like a muppet than usual, check if your boots are still in walk mode. : P
|  Looking out towards the Irish Sea.
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 At the end of Glentrool and the start of the adventure.
|  2 minutes skin away from the car, these drifts set the scene for the day.
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 Negotiating a snow-jammed gate.
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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Merrick and Buchan Hill from Glentrool
:: Weather Conditions
Broken sunshine, freezing at all levels and gale force winds.
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Eastern aspects stripped, western aspects loaded. Mix of powder and storm packed slab.
:: Skiers/Riders
moffatross and HighRustler
This report was posted by moffatross at 23.49hrs on Sun 24th Mar 13
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