87 Skiable days in the Clash this season. Will we make 100?
On the trails, the depth of the layer of soft snow on top of the compacted snowpack is 5cm on shadowed sections and 10-15cm on the sunny bits. Tramlines are glazed and good to ski. Off-piste there are varying grades of yoghurt. The off-piste level snow depth near foot of Short Cut is 80-85cm (down about 10cm from last weekend). Apart from the short thin section near the main entrance, everything still looks good.
Eileen Cosgrove says…
The British Nordic Development Squad will be collecting TESCO school and club vouchers again this year.
They have been available since the beginning of March.
Last year we collected about 30,000 and bought hurdles, shot putts and yoga mats with them. I’m not sure what is on Roy’s wish list this year.
Please leave vouchers at the ski centre or give them to Eileen
Thanks to Taywood for this viedo on U-Tube. There are some different strides to try out here that are more aimed at touring rather than racing. The guy doing the demo runs outyourbackdoor.com with a variety of back country, bike an kayak info
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This week was the Huntly Nordic Ski Club Open Championships and finally the weather gods were smiling on us. There was sun, there was snow (not too much), somebody had cleared the car park and Rick and Pete had done the pisteing . I hitched a lift with Ian Cooper and his son James up to the Clash from the Centre – Thanks Ian. Continue reading
Well, another week on snow, but we had to go up to the Clash this week to enjoy the white stuff, it’s definitely going in Huntly. I’m hoping for another dump somethime after next weekend!
I managed to get a lift to the Clash for Alice and myself from Eileen Cosgrove and I was very happy I did – the car park was mobbed and there was traffic parked along the verges by the Clash! Much to his wife’s amusement Malcolm Cooper managed to find a ditch to park in (leaving his car at an alarming angle) but fortunately managed to extract his vehicle without too much trouble. Continue reading
Went up to the Clash this afternoon with Peter Thorn to do some pisteing and have a play around.
Ran the snowmobile over the Haute Route to Short Cut and then back via Herringbone Hill. Beware of the abandoned excavator if descending Herringbone Hill. Everywhere has continuous deep snow cover with excellent conditions.
Skied up Short-Cut and down Leids Leap. Again plenty of snow and it’s going quite fast at the moment on Leids Leap. Finally over to The Lair and up Secret Passage. Very nice powdery snow on this route.
You really can’t ask for better snow than this and a nice snow plough driver did the big part of the car park on Friday so there’s more parking.
Temperature -1C in the car park.
Here are some photos from a recent tour Jason Williamson did with his two sons on Februay 17th. The Mount of Haddock is above the Clash and well worth a visit when conditions allow.
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