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

Clash Snow Report 13th March 2010

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.

Save Your Tesco Vouchers

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

Clash Conditons 27th Feb 2010

There has been over 1m of snow on the trails. Some impressive drifts by Biathlon Range. Spent most of the afternoon digging out the garage. The trails have not been groomed.
The road to the Clash is tricky. Hard-packed snow & narrow with few passing places. The car park has only been partially cleared, room for about 8-10 cars. No space on road for parking.
Peter Thorn

Missing Skate Skis

We are missing four pairs of Club skate skis nos. 147 2, 157 1, 167 2 & 182 1. If you have these skis please let Peter Thorn know  and  return them ASAP. We desparately need them for the JDS weekends.