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 Happy Valley Narrows heading back to the Main Basin T-bar.
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 Looking down Happy Valley.
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 The Spring Run was seeing action, but you need to time it right! Catch it too early or late and its ice axe / crampons job! Speak to patrol for the latest.
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 Not quite a highway to Ben Nevis, but a traverse to Happy Valley!
|  Skiers hitting the Rock Garden, which had a firmer grippy surface despite catching the afternoon sun.
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 Skier in the Main Basin with granular spring snow.
|  Snow farming to fix Old Mugs Alley!
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 Sledge Park is full length and the snow factory is topping it up.
|  Rannoch Chair doing its thing for access, on Thursday head for Old Mugs Alley to get to the Cliffhanger and Plateau Cafe.
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 Lunch in the sun at the Plateau Cafe!
|  Top leg of Mugs Alley is fine, you can head over towards the Rannoch Chair or cut back and fore on the Bunny Run side of the fence at the corner of Mugs Alley.
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 Pleasant surprise of the afternoon was the Wall, main part of the run very nice. Not to be attempted if hard and some walking is required back over to the Cliffhanger.
|  Heading up the Rannoch Chair, for tomorrow use the top of the Low Road then Old Mugs Alley to get to the Cliffhanger.
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 Ski Tow Gully, Main Basin and the top of Happy Valley from the Access Chair.
|  Spring Run and Rannoch Glades from the Rannoch Chair, which is running for access.
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What a roller coaster the weather has been on, around 50cm of new snow driven in on Storm Force winds, to be followed by a monsoon, with only a brief lull on Saturday to enjoy the new snow while fresh with all the Plateau runs open.
Alas the baseless fresh snow on the Plateau was no match for the wind and rain that followed, but the upper mountain is in good shape offering spring snow riding for more experienced skiers and boarders.
Where is best to ski will depend on temperature, humidity, sun, aspect, time of day... Start on the groomed lines on the Main Basin and Happy Valley, then try and follow the sun is most likely to yield nice spring snow, but speak to ski patrol for the latest.
By Wednesday afternoon mid-mountain had all loosened up, while shadier bits up top were still quite firm, the Rock Garden was grippy but quite a firm surface compared to the loose granular surface in the Main Basin and on Happy Valley.
By later afternoon the Wall was a pleasant surprise with decent steeper turns on the main pitch of the run, but you need to head quite far skiers left lower down and carefully pick a line - then a short walk back over to the Cliffhanger, but once it loosens up it is a decent route to the Plateau Cafe for advanced skiers / expert boarders.
The Rannoch Chairlift is running for access and the Cliffhanger is primarily for access, though can be used for the Wall. From the Top of the Rannoch head down the fenced gully at the top of the Low Road then cut across onto Old Mugs Alley, snow was being transported to the top of the Coire Pollach Tow this afternoon, so by the morning there should be a complete route from the Rannoch Chair get off to the Plateau Cafe.
This does mean there will also be a loop from the Cliffhanger, but it will end at the Cafe and should not be treated as a green run, consider it blue and it is principally for access to / from the upper mountain.
The weather should be even brighter Thursday through at least Saturday, so come and grab some granular spring snow laps in the sun. Both Main Basin T-bar and Rannoch Button can run if required, so no queues expected.
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