Arthur's Seat
Walked up from the Meadowbank entrance to holyrood park and into the back end of Arthur's Seat, didn't make it all the way up but need to start ou on a steep slope as there is between 2 and 3 ft of powder and plenty of flat bits to get stuck on! Would have had a better time if the weather hadnt closed in.

Cloudy fairly good visibility, snow and hail came in towards the end.

Deep powder 2-3ft in places, some thinner patches on the exposed slopes and where a lot of sledging had been done, but plenty of untracked pow available (watch out for the flat bits!)

Eddie & Tam

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Not really backcountry I suppose but managed to get out on a short ski up Tarvit Hill in Cupar (5 minutes walk to the start from the house!). Skinned up from Cupar Golf Course club house, over the golf course and over various fields. Returned with a few good turns by a similar route. Bit of fun when the bigger hills appeared storm bound with blocked roads.

Got a 2 to 3 hour break in the weather with a few breaks in the cloud.

3 inches of fresh snow enough to get some turns in without breaking though,

Di & Mark

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Drumochter Hills. A' Mharconaich (975m). Ascended NE ridge from Balsporan Cottages. We met 3 members of the Edinburgh Ski Touring Club at the top. From summit descended slopes of NW and then northerly aspects and traversed out along the Allt Coire Fhair.

Dry, no wind, overcast but cloud rising above summit with a little sun breaking through occasionally.

Reasonable snow cover, skis in/off at railway. Harder wind blown snow higher up, descended though some good spring slow with good turns. Softer, slushier snow on ski out and lower elevations. Some heather hopping on the way out.

Di, Mark and Andrea

Day out in the Ochils. Started at the Sheriffmuir Inn then over Mickle Corum, Blairdenon Hill, Ben Buck and on to Ben Cleuch. back by the same route.

Blue skies and sunshine all day, no wind, FL below the inn.

Complete cover over the whole route. Some sastrugi on ridges and near fences. Firm snow on the two main descents (off Ben Buck and Mickle Corum) giving great turns!

Barry Owen

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started at hillend carpark before the sun came up. skinned up to caerketton hill and then along the ridge to the summit of allermuir hill. skied south from there on the best snow of the day (hardpacked smooth fresh. soft on top) down to the bern and then headed south east slmost until the confluence and then headed north up to the ridge and back down towards the golf course. then in the car and made it to my 10am lecture! whole trip took about 2hours 15

bluebird. cold. hardly a breath of wind

exellent even where heather was poking through. best snow i experienced was on south and east facing slopes. but pretty much everywhere was skiable. snow is wind packed enough rocks weren't a worry. and soft enough to put in really nice turns. felt similar to a groomed piste. strongly recomend a wee trip before work/uni/school!

Hugo

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