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pix from the slopes // glencoe
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 Filling in around the Top of the Access Chair.
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 Looking up to the Glencoe Ski Club hut from the Plateau Cafe.
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 Ice climbing on the waterfall below the Access Chairlift.
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 Low Road slowly filling in, the Plateau is not far from being skiable, but nothing quite connects up yet.
|  Beginner lessons taking place on the hill by the Plateau Cafe.
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 Selecting a target end point at the Sledge Park!
|  Beginner ski and snowboard lessons on snow by the Plateau Cafe.
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 Ice climbers on the waterfall below the Access Chairlift.
|  Snow showers were heavier and more persistent this afternoon than expected, falling as snow down onto Rannoch Moor.
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 Coire Pollach uptrack filling in, but not much on the run yet.
|  Brief clearance up mid mountain, looking over to the Cliffhanger Chair and Wall T-bar from outside the Plateau Cafe.
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Snow showers were heavier and more persistent on Saturday afternoon than anticipated from the forecast, giving nearly constant snowfall for much of the afternoon.
There were already a few blustery spells as SE winds begun to pick up and was starting to drift the snow around by dusk. The Plateau was not far away after this afternoons snowfall, but a crystal ball would be required to predict what state the mountain will be in after Sunday!
It's weather warning bingo for Meall a' Bhuiridh with an Amber snow warning, yellow ice warning, yellow rain warning and a yellow wind warning.
SE Gales will ramp up this evening to Storm Force, this potentially coinciding with 20 to 30cm of heavy wet snowfall before potential freezing rain arrives on Sunday morning.
SE winds generally do not hit Glencoe as hard as the speeds forecast in the general mountain forecasts suggest, however there are limits, and overhead is likely to be foul as well even if the Access Chair can run. It really will not be a day for bringing little ones sledging!
The extent to which parts of the mountain gains and/or lose over the next 36 to 48 hours could well make or break January for the upper mountain at Glencoe. So far this month, more snow has fallen at sea level in the far NW Highlands than has made it through to Glencoe on the predominantly Northerly airflow.
Glencoe has been waiting for big Atlantic Storms to roll in, these are always a roller coaster, its going to be a rough ride into next week, hang on tight and keep snow dancing!
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