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Northern Cairngorms (Exc. CGM) - Sun 3rd Mar 2013
Posted by: phatstanley at 21.29hrs on Tue 5th Mar 13

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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Started off on the path off the road by the bridge just before Glen Feshie Hostel. Went up through the lovely Caledonian Pine Forest and out to the corries below Sgur Gaoith. An hour's hike in before gittin' the skis on.
Skinned up to right near the peak.
Plenty of snow in the burn gullies and skinned up two of the corries just below Sgur Gaoith itself and skied down them...with much hooting.
:: Weather Conditions
On/off cloud. Bit of sun. Near whiteout near the peak at times. Bit of drizzle, Yadda,yadda,yadda.
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Lush and silky smooth spring snow. Grippy fer skinnin' and right nice to slide and turn through.
Bit of heather hoppin' round the bottom to stretch it out and make it last until I put my hiking boots back on...
:: Skiers/Riders
Stan.
:: E-Mail Contact
phatstanley at yahoo dot co dot uk

Northern Cairngorms (Exc. CGM) - Sat 2nd Mar 2013
Posted by: telemarker at 09.59hrs on Mon 4th Mar 13

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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Started from Keiloch (Invercauld) cycled ~7.5km up glean an t-slugain. left bike at start of the "Fairy Glen" in upper Slugain.
walked and skiied a bit, then continous snow from the ruined lodge in "fairy glen" - fast travelling on skinny telemark kit. Skiied snow fields along line of walkers path to Clach a' Cleirich and started climbing traverse above Glas Allt Mor and onto Ben Avon summit. returned same route. 32km day, 5hrs30 travel time a wee bit faster than the 10-12hrs suggested in Scottish ski mountaineering book, but bike and fast tele kit helped : )

Glas Allt Mor valley between Clach a Cleirich and "the sneck" was a real gem to ski, a fantastic remote snow-filled valley.

enjoyed testing the new RS sektor shocks on the way home.
:: Weather Conditions
sunny spells, freezing level above tops. cloud level around 1000m. gusty NW wind at times higher up, but fine lower down.
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
lush spring snow. snowline skiiable from 550-600m.
:: Skiers/Riders
telemarker and kona DAWG

Northern Cairngorms (Exc. CGM) - Thu 7th Feb 2013
Posted by: mctavishonplanks at 22.35hrs on Thu 7th Feb 13
:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
From Lecht carpark west over Beinn a Chruinnich to the bealach, then S down along camore burn for 250m vertical. Then skinned back up to piste and down.
:: Weather Conditions
Cold N wind, some cloud. below freezing all the way.
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Windstripped icy heather on summit. Good snow on southerly aspects and down the burn.
:: Skiers/Riders
mctavish and co
:: E-Mail Contact
mctavishonplanks at gmail dot com

Northern Cairngorms (Exc. CGM) - Sun 4th Nov 2012
Posted by: MalcolmM at 20.17hrs on Sun 4th Nov 12

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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Bheinn a'Bhuird South Top from the Quioch. Ascended path to col with N top then skied down via upper part of Alltan na Beinne then by cunningly traversing back to c. 750m on the An Dollaid ascent ridge.
:: Weather Conditions
Cloudy on tops, v light winds. Cleeared up a bit later.
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Patchy new snow from c. 700-750m. Good cover on tops with most (not all) rocks covered. Generally OK for turning if a bit thin.
:: Skiers/Riders
Keen and enthusiastic Braemar crew
:: E-Mail Contact
malcolm dot macintyre at btinternet dot com

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