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philboarder 
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 Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 03:20 PM
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Oh Dylan i did ignore the leash thing but our first attempt to get on the Funicular i got turned away for not having one. Bit of rummaging in the car found some cord done. Got asked 3 times after that at varying lift stops. Spoke to one of the lifties about it who said it was a bit of joke but managment were putting there foot down.
Agreed with the comment about the lifites. Big thanks to all the lifties for doing such a good job on running the slopes queues were small and quick. |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 04:04 PM
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philboarder wrote:
Oh Dylan i did ignore the leash thing but our first attempt to get on the Funicular i got turned away for not having one..... Got asked 3 times after that at varying lift stops. Spoke to one of the lifties about it who said it was a bit of joke but managment were putting there foot down.
Was that yesterday? Maybe when its a bit quiter they spend a bit more time looking for them. Unless we were lucky!
I had some good banter with the staff, not a grumpy face in sight. Its was great to see a good atmosphere on the hill, makes for a pleasing visit.  |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 06:54 PM
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Yeah that was Yesterday it was super quiet tbh. We queued for some toes but not more than a minute and everyone was doubling up on the t bars good to see.
The lift that comes up from the old chair lift is a killer though |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 06:56 PM
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right then.
I've never boarded in Scotland before. The forecast for the next week seems to be clear and bright.
I'm well up for doing a trip up from the deep south.
Cairngorm seems to have the best conditions at the mo. Million poond question: what will it be like in a week's time? Worth doing?
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 07:12 PM
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Yes.
The snow is mega deep so will last a while. It took them over a week to dig the funlicular and it only reopened on Sat. |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 07:14 PM
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philboarder wrote:
The lift that comes up from the old chair lift is a killer though
Haha, first run down on Sat we got lost in the fog and ended up down there by accident. dunno how long it is but it's huge, I felt like I was on it for 20 mins! |
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Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 07:17 PM
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You Wont be dissapointed but if your coming up from the south i would suggest hitting a couple of the slopes up. You can do Glen Shee The lecht and Aviemore in a nice circular trip.
We had a stunning Blue Bird on monday we could see the Nevis range from top of Aviemore |
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 09:22 AM
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This thread is seriously wetting my appetite......down side is the earliest we can head to the hills is Easter weekend, hope the white stuff is still there 
Any of you guys ride that late in the season? Hit and miss?
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 09:57 AM
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dawsonca wrote:
This thread is seriously wetting my appetite......down side is the earliest we can head to the hills is Easter weekend, hope the white stuff is still there
Any of you guys ride that late in the season? Hit and miss?
Chris
Have a look at the Dawn of the Shred photos from the 17th April last year... nuff said 
April can be pretty good for sunny park sessions, tearing around the hill in a hoodie. I think we'll easily get to the May Bank holiday this year before the resorts decide to shut for economic reasons rather than snow levels. |
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 11:26 AM
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| So looking forward to Easter fortnight - am hoping for a fortnight of clear blue skies and a tour of as many resorts as possible. Been SO good so far this year (with the exception of one super icy day at Cairngorms which hurt like hell!) |
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 12:56 PM
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nice one, looks sweet
just trying decide from the pics which is the better park....Cairbgorm Vans or Nevis Terrain Park? |
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 02:41 PM
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| At the moment it'll be Nevis as they have a TTR comp on tomorrow. However, Cairngorm have one scheduled for Apr 3rd, so they should both be pretty similar by then. |
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Posted: Mar 12, 2010 - 07:59 PM
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tbh the Cairngorm park was a bit of a mess and not what it stated on the website. There was two kickers a long rail and a flat down box.
There was some other stuff further down the mountain as well but it needed tidying up they were working on it while we were there but the park looks like it could have been bigger |
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