Snow Report 27th January 2010

Report from Colin Miller.
Snow report for Clash, as of 6pm, Wed 27 January 2010, based on short recce from Car Park along main trail to top of Telemark Twist:
Temperature plus 2, strong NW wind, moonlit evening after wintry shower. After brief interlude of warm temperatures on 27/1/10 the trails appear to have held their snow.  Thanks to grooming some days ago, and to frequent skiing, the main trail has 30cm compacted snow, giving fast skiing. Off-piste there is general cover of 50cm of sugary snow.
Front section of car park has been well ploughed, giving space for 12-15 cars, with some patchy, old ice. A941 has much surface water due to melting snowbanks on 27/1/10. Wintry forecast for next few days suggests snow and road conditions subject to change!

British Olympic Team Announced

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The British Olympic Association (BOA) officially announced the names of the cross-country skiers that will represent Britain at the

Andrew and Roy this Summer

Vancouver Winter Olympics in February. They are: Andrew Musgrave (19) & Andrew Young (17) both Huntly Nordic SC & Fiona Hughes (19), Yorkshire Dales Cross-Country SC.

Andrew Musgrave in 2008

Secret Clash Tour- Telford Tackles Bears Barefit

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By Colin Miller

With others confined to barracks by gales and flooding, your intrepid Chairperson found himself to be the only client for the Club’s 2010 Secret Clash, and at risk of having to endure a whole day of his tour leader rabbiting on about Timberline… [Tour leader’s note: Naturally, said snowfield only came into condition the day after, when thaw/freeze finally worked its magic]. Nonetheless, the forest welcomed the bold explorers with shelter from the gale and even a gradual change from driving sleet to light snow. Continue reading →

Snowmobile Photos

If you’ve ever wondered where all those nice pisted bits come from in the forest. Here’s the answer. In this case it was Rick Newman, putting in some hard work. Photos by Dave Horsley