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cairngorms

19
Dec
19th December 2022

Fantastic Early Season Conditions

Had a wee wander up towards Coire An T-Sneachda. It is great to see a good snow cover this early in the season. Thinking of recent winters, this would have to be the best start we had in about 8 years. It was pretty hard going because all the snow was still very powdery and...
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06
Apr
6th April 2022

Courses in the Winter of 2022

In recent months I have been very busy running winter skills courses. It has been a very busy 3 months with many courses running at full or almost full capacity. By running the courses this year on the west coast I have also covered more areas with more challenging conditions. January and February were pretty...
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05
Mar
5th March 2020

Nice Weather After All

Last weekend would be the first time this winter when I didn’t have to battle into the wind and we even managed to have lunch breaks. On Saturday we went into Coire Ciste and did some of the slipping, tripping and sliding skills, while on Sunday we walked into Coire an t-Sneachda for all the...
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26
Feb
26th February 2020

Storm Dennis “the Menace”

This year winter has been a wee bit slow to arrive but with storm Ciara and the Dennis, it eventually has. The 2 storms were at 2 consecutive weekends in February, which also meant that running a course was rather challenging. On one day we only managed to walk 10 metres from the cars and...
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10
Feb
10th February 2020

Storm Ciara

Last weekend we had some pretty strong winds in the hills, which made the course a little more tricky to run. However, we managed to fit it all in. On Saturday we went up the ski area at Coire Cas and went through all the walking, cutting steps, kicking step, crampons and avalanche awareness bits...
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31
Jan
31st January 2020

First 5 Day Winter Mountaineering Course of 2020

This Winter has started pretty slowly and hasn’t done much in regards of snow over the last few weeks. However, in January there is always enough to do to run a winter mountaineering course in the Cairngorms. For the first 2 days we went up Coire Ciste and to Ciste Mhearad to do the basic...
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ice axe arrest
09
Apr
9th April 2018

Last Winter Skills Course

The weekend saw the last winter skills course of the 2017/18 winter season. It has been a weekend with some great weather and lots of sunshine. However, the snow is now slushy and it became more difficult to find places to use ice axe and crampons. On the way in to Coire an t-Sneachda we...
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Northern Corries
03
Dec
3rd December 2017

Thinner Snow after great early Winter

The snow has thinned a little with milder weather on Saturday. There is still a good base at from about 800m. With some more snow later in the week it should consolidate nicely… we hope. It was a bit craggy with some wind higher up. The snow had a nice crust at placed, but deeper...
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winter skills course april 2017
02
Apr
2nd April 2017

Lean Conditions and Clear Sky

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Spindrift Cairngorm
04
Feb
4th February 2017

First Real Wintry Day of the Season

First weekend with real wintry conditions near Cairn Gorm summit. But only high up from about 900m. Very mild below.
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