:: Tour Route(s) or Location Skied/Ridden
Cairngorm - Coire Raibeirt - bottom of Coire Domhain - Feith Buide - East side of Ben Macdui North Top. Party split - some to summit of Ben Macdui. Hustler and Telemarker had a breif excursion down into Grabh Uisge Mhor.
Return via North Top, and direct to Lip of Corie an -Sneachda - via Coire Domhain.
2 of party dropped into Sneachda via goat track, remaining four down Point Five Gully
:: Weather Conditions
FANTASTIC!!!! little wind, blue skies and lots SUNSHINE!
:: Snow Conditions and Distrubtion
mixed spring snow, good on south side of cairngorm, and Corie an t-Sneachda. Bit soft in Garbh Uisge Mhor, and slow on north side of North top Macdui until speed gained.
slow plod skinning on plateau - even with cheat skins!
Highlight of the day was the Sneachda descents, great to ski the Point Five gully, a very memorable day out and and end of season
:: Skiers/Riders
Telemarker, Bridget, Hustler, Steelytail, Sue, Andy
This report was posted by
telemarker at 10.22hrs on Tue 6th May 08