JDS Week 4

: The Madison Start – controlled chaos

: Nervous Competitors

: Down The Hill

: The grown up’s having problems keeping up.

Four out of four JDS weeks on snow this year. Is this a record? You begin to hope the entire JDS could be run on snow in 2010, but that’s a bit unrealistic given the Scottish climate. Alice didn’t want to go to JDS most of Saturday, but relented in the evening. Continue reading →

Snow Report 30th Jan 2010

Another outing to the Clash this weekend after the snow on Friday. The roads were quite snowy up from Lumphanan and I had to divert via Insch following a crashed milk tanker between Lumsden and Rhynie.

The signs in Rhynie were showing “Road Closed Cabrach” but the chap in the shop at Rhynie thought you ought to be able to get up to the ski trails so I gave it a go. Sorry to Colin Miller if that was you I saw as I was driving through the village and didn’t stop!

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New Term For Huntly Youth Ski Club

The Huntly Youth Ski Club started a new 5 week block on Thursday nights and it still looking for new members. If you are in the S1-S4 years and interested please download the the HN Youth Ski Club Jan 2010 flyer.

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P.J To Represent Ireland At Vancouver

P J Has been chosen to compete in Vancouver

We’re happy to report another Huntly skier has been chosen to compete in Vancouver. P.J. Baron will represent Ireland.

http://www.olympicsport.ie/News.aspx?pageid=35

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!

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British Olympic Team Announced

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