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Started by Admin in Ski News - 2 Replies

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Admin posted Jan-2010

As reported by Pablo in the Scottish Skiing thread, Cairngorm is closed for today (Friday 15th January 2010).

After a two-day blizzard, the operators have had to bring in huge caterpillar vehicles and snow blowers to try to clear the approach road and the slopes.

Colin Matthew, operations manager at the centre near Aviemore, said roads were blocked by 15ft snow drifts.

He said parts of the funicular railway track up the mountain and the ski-tows had been covered by snow.

Mr Matthew said: "It has blocked our access roads with about 15ft of snow and further up the mountain the drifting has buried our funicular railway track in about 10 places, and the tunnel mouth, and some of our ski-tow towers are just sticking out of the snow."


This is from the BBC News here.

CairnGorm has had its best Christmas holiday season in 14 years, with more than 8,000 skiers and snowboarders using its runs over a four-day period following Christmas Day.
The Admin Man

Andymol2
reply to 'Cairngorm closed due to Snow'
posted Jan-2010

Ironic really - didn't they demolish the Aviemore resort last year because of too little snow in recent years and skiers opting for snow sure destinations?
Andy M

Pablo Escobar
reply to 'Cairngorm closed due to Snow'
posted Jan-2010

andymol2 wrote:Ironic really - didn't they demolish the Aviemore resort last year because of too little snow in recent years and skiers opting for snow sure destinations?


No. Recent years haven't been too bad. Last year saw an excellent February and in 2008, despite spending the season in the Rockies with trips to snowier climates, 2 of my best days were in Scotland.

Check out the 'Scotland' thread, I try to keep it updated (struggling to get out this month due to other commitments) but you will see that conditions can be epic.

Topic last updated on 15-January-2010 at 17:42