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Passed 100 Skiable Days

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From Dave Horsely

There is still good deep snow on the upper trails. Started out hard and icy (especially in the shade) but quickly softened.

First 150m or so are very broken, but decent snow starts from just after the hut. Good snow from there up Classic start, The trail to shortcut is broken in a couple of places. Shortcut complete. Haute Route to top of Leids leap is complete with deep snow, though there is a bit of a stream at the bottom of the hill. Leids Leap is broken breifly in a couple of places at the top of the hill in the usual place. Hedder Way is complete bar the first 2m uphill of Leids leap. Skied back up Shortcut and headed right on Haute Route. Still deep snow. Then headed up onto timberline which is 20-40m wide and 2-3m deep. Back to the track down SnowGoose. Returned via Highland Fling which is broken in a couple of places.

Still well worth skiing as the broken sections are short and most of the trails still have deep snow.

Ming Event 15th May

Rick has contacted me to highlight the Ming Endurance event which will be held on May 15. It has been very well attended in the last few years . There are two courses to choose from and there is also the Ceilidh in the evening.  The endurance event is free with donations to British Nordic Development Squad. The Ceilidh is also in aid of BNDS, tickets from Rick.

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If The Snow Lasts Until Next Saturday…and Snow Report

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We will have made it to 100 snow cover days in the current season! Peter Thorn was wondering if we should do something to celebrate…

Here’s Colin Millers Snow report from March 20th

True to form, the Clash is still well worth visiting. Almost all the trails are complete, with 15-50cm spring snow despite an occasional thin patch here and there. Haute Route and Timberline have huge amounts of snow. Biathlon Range and Classic Start have ample snow for training. There’s a 150m walk-in from the main entrance. Lower part of Range Way is bare, and there’s a short break on main trail at foot of the long uphill before Short Cut. Off-piste 50-55cm, patchy in open areas. Wax not advised — you’ll gather a small forest of pine needles and twigs! 

Buck Tour 13th March 2010

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For the past few years I have wanted to do some mountain touring, I even bought myself some posh skis and boots, but Frank and Alan at The top of the Bucknever quite got out to actually use them until last week. Pete was good enough to organise a trip, there was snow and I had a pass out. I’ve often looked up at the Buck when I’m in the Clash car park and thought it would be great to ski up it. Now my opportunity had come. Continue reading →

Snow Report 16th March 2010

Temperature plus 5, calm, dry. Based on the Short Cut/Leids Leap circuit, there has been no loss of snow since those trails were pisted on 14th March. Trails are fast and compacted, tramlines almost icy. Snow depth off-piste now 70cm, therefore the natural snowpack has reduced by 3-5cm/day over the past 3 days. There is a short (50m.) break in the trail  near the main entrance, but no sign of any thinning elsewhere on the loop. Judging by the forecast, conditions will change over Wednesday and Thursday.

Colin Miller