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touring & backcountry
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 A relic of winters past
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 Top of the main run gully - you could see all the way to Yorkshire (Moors)
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 Not really a gully and doesnt go the cattlegrid but it is very nice.
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|  Wall back return on left, cattle grid gully on right. From the cattle grid!
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:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Out to the old Teesdale Ski club site - several circuits of the main run snow field. Back to the road by the eastern gully. Western one - nearest to the bowl goes to truck body by bridge. Not complete. Wall back return to cattle grid was complete, I walked out but you could skin out on it.
:: Weather Conditions
High cloud lowering during the day to give overcast conditions with sunny intervals. Top of run is 600m and freezing level was definately well above that.
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
Pockets of windblown powder that had then softened over consolidated snow / neve. Aim for the firm and turn! Snow level is at the lip of the bowl so around 520-530m. Return gullies are all slightly north facing and so holding snow better. A bit tussocky away from snow field and since there are rocks on the hill I stuck to the snow field.
:: Skiers/Riders
OAP
This report was posted by oldagedpredator at 19.16hrs on Fri 5th Mar 10
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