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[Closed] anywhere worth riding near inverness this weekend ?

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girlfriend reports anything slightly above 1 m above sea level is pretty snowy and puffer course under 18 inches

Whats learnie like ? Black isle under snow too ?

road rides on mtb our onlly option ?


 
Posted : 04/03/2010 3:45 pm
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everyone skiing ?


 
Posted : 04/03/2010 9:14 pm
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Puffer/Contin area no fun on a bike.

I was out yesterday, poking around looking for interesting stuff, what with all the snow etc. A lot of it is unrideable, hike a bike stuff. Loads of virgin snow the deeper into the hills you go.

Took about 6 and 1/2 hours to do what I usually allow 2 hours for (deduct 1/2 hour for repercussions of big crash - still sore ๐Ÿ™ ). Better to just take walking boots and a good camera - I got some great pics with all the lovely blue skies and sunshine.

Definitely nice to be out and about in it. I met a cross country skier, and he was having fun.


 
Posted : 04/03/2010 9:41 pm
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forgot to mention i got my girlfriend a new bike and this will be the first time shes seen it - i suspect we will be out on it somewhere. even if it is just road !


 
Posted : 04/03/2010 10:13 pm
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Hi Terry

Myself and Ewan have been trying in the past week and all the off road in this area is still under a fair depth of snow. I was out on the road bike on tuesday and the roads are nice and dry which will probably make that your best bet for the coming weekend.

Gordymac


 
Posted : 04/03/2010 11:56 pm
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I went past laggan yesterday. still under snow. Cruicially tho I passed it on my way to nevis range,snowboarding. We're having the best winter [i]ever[/i] up here, sod the bike, get out on the snow on something designed for it while it lasts, Bike when it melts.


 
Posted : 05/03/2010 12:28 am
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You could ride the fire road from Contin car park up to the top of the zigzags (where the technicals stuff starts), but a long climb like that may not be a good idea for your girlfriend. Although the view at the top makes it worthwhile.


 
Posted : 05/03/2010 12:45 am
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Our local woods in Elgin are mostly snow free now. Certainly rideable. Just been round Monaughty and had to get off on a few patches of deep snow. Dunno about Fochabers but I would imagine that most of it is ok now. I will probably recce it on Sunday for a ride this week.


 
Posted : 05/03/2010 1:09 am
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Haha epicyclo you aint met my missus ......


 
Posted : 05/03/2010 10:16 am
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Nah, I just meant it isn't much fun, not that she couldn't do it. She must be fast, she caught you, didn't she? ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 05/03/2010 11:16 am