This last winter was a remarkable one on a number of fronts up here in the Highlands. We had a whole heap of snow of course, about 6 -7 feet in total down here in Boat of Garten with a lot more up on the mountains. It accumulated to a depth of over 3 meters [...]
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Posted in Weather report, Winter skills expert, tagged Aviemore, cairngorms, ice, mountain innovations, snow and ice, snow conditions, Weather report, winter, winter skills, winter skills course, winter sports on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Top tips to build a snowhole in Scotland
Posted in Winter skills expert on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are a few great tips from Andy Bateman’s bank of snow-holing knowledge. Andy has successfully and relatively comfortably snow-holed well over 30 times on the Cairngorm plateau in all conditions.
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