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.
Ski Touring Technique Films
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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JDS Week 6 and HNSC Open Championships
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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
JDS Week 5
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
Snow Report 22nd February
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.
Mount Of Haddock and Black Hill Tour
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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Snow Report 11th February 2010
Snow report for this morning:
4cm fresh snow on compacted base. Off-piste no change from previous reports. Light snow/sleet at first. Temp plus 2.
Colin Miller
Snow Report 7th February 2010
After yesterday’s rather slow, damp snow, it was a degree colder today (plus 1 degree), which made all the difference, making the tramlines smooth and fast, and giving the off-piste just the zing it needed. Timberline is amazing. There’s a 2 metre high drift all along the top edge of the forest, with spectacular snow “dunes” reaching up 4 – 5 metres into the trees at one point (see photo attached). Val doesn’t mind if this ends up on a website.
Oh, and there are bears at the Clash — see other photo! I have not asked their permission to publish…
Results of Club Survey
If you were good enough to fill in one of the survey forms at the end of last year, here are the results, collated by Peter Thorn
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Next Term of Huntly Nordic Ski Youth Club
The next block of six weeks has been announced for the Huntly Nordic Youth Club for 18th February to 25th March. The evenings are again on Thursday at the ski centre.
To download the flyer click here
This series of events is sponsored by…
