J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by david3lt

Yeah that is right, you do have to walk before you ski. You can see the ski run from the road but be prepared for more than a gentle walk. Think of it as a warm up!

The roads are generally clear. Durham council have a snow blower machine that cuts through snow when it's really deep. I have seen it drift in places deeper than the car as it is very exposed. I must admit that I haven't seen it like that in a few years. Fingers crossed that it will be like that this weekend.

acarr wrote:I read this article in the FT a couple of weeks ago about skiing in County Durham:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/73d8530c-e5f8-11dd-8e4f-0000779fd2ac.html

Allie

That ski slope is near to the slope I use, they must have more money as we are still using a tow rope.

charlie 26 wrote:what are the snow conditions like i live in leeds so its not far

Charlie26, not sure what the snow is like at the moment. I do know that my pal lives about half an hour down hill from the ski area and he says that they have stacks of snow. The ski area has snow fences to keep the snow on the runs, so I have no hesitation in saying that they will have more than enough. Last time they opened the quad they have got stuck in the snow, that was from the snow we had a month or two ago. The weather forecast looks good both Sat and Sun.

Let me know if you fancy it.

I guess the ski area is about 50 - 60 mins from junction (i think) 56 of the A1.

Thanks Bandit, I will have a look.

Due to my girlfriend being a teacher we are restricted to skiing at half term. This year we were planning on getting a last minute deal to save some money. Unfortunately, all of the holidays for next weekend are drying up and the prices are still sky high. I'm thinking about driving out. Which are the closest resorts to the uk? How long will it take to drive from Calais?

Does anyone know of any cracking package deals going?

Ta.

Hello, this is my first post on the forum.

For the last 20 years I have been skiing at an outdoor ski slope at Middleton In Teesdale, Co Durham. It's very make shift with a drag rope to get you to the top. The slope is roughly 600m long, with a small hut at the bottom to have a packed lunch.

Due to the lack of snow in the last few years the ski club has started to struggle financialy and will shut down in the next year or two without a couple of good weekends. It ran for 1 day back in December which was a fantastic blue sky days skiing. Your lift pass is only £10.

If anyone would like to join us for a days skiing on Saturday or Sunday then let me know and I will post some directions.

Please see the link below:


http://www.snowlion.freeuk.com/harwood.html