Scotland & snow making.

Reading around, it sounds like the weather may conspire to give Scotland
more than it's fair share of snow this year and looking at some webcams it's
already way ahead of the alps.

http://freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/image.jpg
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

Although I have read that scottish skiing can be unreliable, I am staying
with friends a few miles south of Glasgow over christmas and the new year
and will have a car so will make the effort to go for a slide. I would like
to know if Scotland uses snow making and which of the centres is the
likeliest to be open.

Fi.

Ta.

http://ski.visitscotland.com/centres/

This site will link you to each resort in Scotland, I'm sure I remember
reading once that Cairngorm has snowmaking and it's also considered the
'main' resort, I never did go though cause it didn't turn out to be much
cheaper than skiing abroad, but if you do go, let us all know how it was
though as one day I'd like to ski on home turf!

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"FionaTinnie" wrote in message
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Reading around, it sounds like the weather may conspire to give Scotland
more than it's fair share of snow this year and looking at some webcams
it's
already way ahead of the alps.

http://freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/image.jpg
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

Although I have read that scottish skiing can be unreliable, I am staying
with friends a few miles south of Glasgow over christmas and the new year
and will have a car so will make the effort to go for a slide. I would
like
to know if Scotland uses snow making and which of the centres is the
likeliest to be open.

Fi.

Ta.

Fi,

Artificial snow is made only at Lecht and at no other ski resorts in
Scotland just now.

Glencoe plans to open for lift served skiing w/e of 25th November.

I think the best site for up to date information (and run by enthusisatic
Scottish skiers) is www.winterhighland.com

You may well be right about Scotland doing better than Europe this winter if
the indication from the UK met office is anything to go by.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/..._7/europe.html
Central and southern Europe are expected to have a milder than average
winter, it is only the north of the UK and parts of Scandinavia which are
expected to be on a par with normal (for last 30 years). Other seasonal
forecasts have most of Europe (including the alps) significantly drier than
average for the winter season and as you probably know, Scotland is rarely
dry !


"M" wrote in message
.uk...
http://ski.visitscotland.com/centres/

This site will link you to each resort in Scotland, I'm sure I remember
reading once that Cairngorm has snowmaking and it's also considered the
'main' resort, I never did go though cause it didn't turn out to be much
cheaper than skiing abroad, but if you do go, let us all know how it was
though as one day I'd like to ski on home turf!

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"FionaTinnie" wrote in message
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Reading around, it sounds like the weather may conspire to give Scotland
more than it's fair share of snow this year and looking at some webcams
it's
already way ahead of the alps.

http://freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/image.jpg
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

Although I have read that scottish skiing can be unreliable, I am
staying
with friends a few miles south of Glasgow over christmas and the new
year
and will have a car so will make the effort to go for a slide. I would
like
to know if Scotland uses snow making and which of the centres is the
likeliest to be open.

Fi.

Ta.

In message , FionaTinnie
writes
Reading around, it sounds like the weather may conspire to give Scotland
more than it's fair share of snow this year and looking at some webcams it's
already way ahead of the alps.

http://freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/image.jpg
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

Although I have read that scottish skiing can be unreliable, I am staying
with friends a few miles south of Glasgow over christmas and the new year
and will have a car so will make the effort to go for a slide. I would like
to know if Scotland uses snow making and which of the centres is the
likeliest to be open.

No snow making in Scotland I'm afraid. As for which one will be most
likely to be open - it's a lottery at any time. Good luck though.
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Devs
"Punchdown Pete the old Kroner"

It's a pity some posters don't bother reading the rest of the thread as they
might actually become better informed and save themselves subsequent
embarassment.
Although Lecht is the smallest in Scotland, as previously stated, it
provides snowmaking and at quite an extensive level as shown.

http://www.lecht.co.uk/winter/winter4.cfm

On the other hand, if you were to rely on the anecdotal evidence of some
(who have probably never skied in Scotland) you'd probably (like them) only
ever take your skiing at 2000 metres plus in February at a ski factory in
the alps and never enjoy the likes of

http://www.winterhighland.info/2006/....php?id=830,83

at Glenshee on 27th November last year, or getting some of the first lived
served turns in Europe at Glencoe as I will next weekend.

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"Devs" wrote in message
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In message , FionaTinnie
writes
Reading around, it sounds like the weather may conspire to give Scotland
more than it's fair share of snow this year and looking at some webcams
it's
already way ahead of the alps.

http://freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/image.jpg
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

Although I have read that scottish skiing can be unreliable, I am staying
with friends a few miles south of Glasgow over christmas and the new year
and will have a car so will make the effort to go for a slide. I would
like
to know if Scotland uses snow making and which of the centres is the
likeliest to be open.

No snow making in Scotland I'm afraid. As for which one will be most
likely to be open - it's a lottery at any time. Good luck though.
--
Devs
"Punchdown Pete the old Kroner"

In message , newsposter
writes
It's a pity some posters don't bother reading the rest of the thread as they
might actually become better informed and save themselves subsequent
embarassment.
Although Lecht is the smallest in Scotland, as previously stated, it
provides snowmaking and at quite an extensive level as shown.

http://www.lecht.co.uk/winter/winter4.cfm

On the other hand, if you were to rely on the anecdotal evidence of some
(who have probably never skied in Scotland) you'd probably (like them) only
ever take your skiing at 2000 metres plus in February at a ski factory in
the alps and never enjoy the likes of

http://www.winterhighland.info/2006/....php?id=830,83

at Glenshee on 27th November last year, or getting some of the first lived
served turns in Europe at Glencoe as I will next weekend.


Thank you for your ignorantly top posted rant. I live 30 miles from the
Lecht and can see from my window what the snow conditions are like. As
you quite rightly point out, there is snow making at the Lecht now.
There wasn't the last time I braved an ice blasting up there. Whoever
got that past their bank manager is an absolute genius. A bigger waste
of time and money I have never seen in my life. As for your somewhat
pathetic dig at the skiing habits of others, I'll just cut out with the
niceties and say **** off you smarmy ****. Me and my Fritschis have seen
action already and will do so again before next weekend (weather
permitting) as I have a nice little job in Fort Bill this week that
should take all of an hour or so.
You're too late for the lived (sic) served turns too, they were at it
this weekend. How do you like them apples?
--
Devs
"Punchdown Pete the old Kroner"

Felly sgrifennodd FionaTinnie :
Reading around, it sounds like the weather may conspire to give Scotland
more than it's fair share of snow this year and looking at some webcams it's
already way ahead of the alps.

http://freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/image.jpg
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

Although I have read that scottish skiing can be unreliable, I am staying
with friends a few miles south of Glasgow over christmas and the new year
and will have a car so will make the effort to go for a slide. I would like
to know if Scotland uses snow making and which of the centres is the
likeliest to be open.

I asked a lift operator in Nevis Range a few years ago why they didn't
use snow cannons. He said they tried it once, but it wasn't worth the
money. I guess the same applies to the other Scottish resorts, though
how The Lecht manage, at a lower altitude, I don't know.

Adrian
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Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais/weather/ uk

Devs wrote:
In message , newsposter
writes

It's a pity some posters don't bother reading the rest of the thread
as they
might actually become better informed and save themselves subsequent
embarassment.
Although Lecht is the smallest in Scotland, as previously stated, it
provides snowmaking and at quite an extensive level as shown.

http://www.lecht.co.uk/winter/winter4.cfm

On the other hand, if you were to rely on the anecdotal evidence of some
(who have probably never skied in Scotland) you'd probably (like them)
only
ever take your skiing at 2000 metres plus in February at a ski factory in
the alps and never enjoy the likes of

http://www.winterhighland.info/2006/....php?id=830,83

at Glenshee on 27th November last year, or getting some of the first
lived
served turns in Europe at Glencoe as I will next weekend.



Thank you for your ignorantly top posted rant. I live 30 miles from the
Lecht and can see from my window what the snow conditions are like. As
you quite rightly point out, there is snow making at the Lecht now.
There wasn't the last time I braved an ice blasting up there. Whoever
got that past their bank manager is an absolute genius. A bigger waste
of time and money I have never seen in my life. As for your somewhat
pathetic dig at the skiing habits of others, I'll just cut out with the
niceties and say **** off you smarmy ****. Me and my Fritschis have seen
action already and will do so again before next weekend (weather
permitting) as I have a nice little job in Fort Bill this week that
should take all of an hour or so.
You're too late for the lived (sic) served turns too, they were at it
this weekend. How do you like them apples?

Hey, don't hold back Pete, say what you really think

In message , Adrian D. Shaw
writes
He said they tried it once, but it wasn't worth the
money. I guess the same applies to the other Scottish resorts, though
how The Lecht manage, at a lower altitude, I don't know.

They don't really. I have seen 3 ft of snow gone by lunchtime. A winter
wonderland, a lush green hillside within a day. Even if Scotland had the
continuously cold conditions required to make usable snow it is likely
to disappear overnight. Financial suicide. I would imagine that the best
they could hope is to supplement what nature provides but even then it
is likely to get blown into Tomintoul.
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Devs
"Punchdown Pete the old Kroner"

Thanks all for your replies,



Although I'll never understand the negativity of the 'testosterone toting
tosser' types nor the 'thread-trashing smarmy' types, in their own way,
they've both been informative ;-) but it also turns out they're both wrong !
I've done a bit more reading around + now know that glen She has snow making
machines as well, looks much more interesting than Lecht and is a lot closer
to Glasgow too.



Also, while keeping in mind all that fresh new knowledge of how rubbish the
weather for skiing is in Scotland, I'm also more than certain that on planet
earth, snow cannot melt at the rate of 3 foot in a morning so that would be
another load of old cobblers.


Anyway, I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope that if I am unlucky enough to
meet either of them when sliding, it's not while asking for directions !



Peace,



Fi

"FionaTinnie" wrote in message
...
Reading around, it sounds like the weather may conspire to give Scotland
more than it's fair share of snow this year and looking at some webcams
it's
already way ahead of the alps.

http://freespace.virgin.net/kings.house/image.jpg
http://www.cairngormmountain.com/cams/image.jpg

Although I have read that scottish skiing can be unreliable, I am staying
with friends a few miles south of Glasgow over christmas and the new year
and will have a car so will make the effort to go for a slide. I would
like
to know if Scotland uses snow making and which of the centres is the
likeliest to be open.

Fi.

Ta.