Sick of the incessant snow updates

Aaargh, legs are completely dead after yesterday’s battle with drifts and ruts but screw it, I’m going out anyway. Was not expecting last night’s dump, we got probably another 4 inches and it lay instantly.

Not long back from a mini lunch time ski tour in the Pentlands. Some fantastic powder around where it’s drifted, though still need to pick where to go. Hopefully more overnight and tomorrow then hopefully get a longer trip in Thurs morning.

@Northwind – good luck, it’s pretty deep in places!

That was ace, ride of two halves- very heavy snow and bad visibility at maiden’s cleugh (got almost to the bottom, decided my route was a bad idea, pushed back over- the west side was quite stomped down but I think everyone had turned left and gone around harbour hill instead of over to glencorse as it was almost untouched on that side). Then a spell of lovely blue skies while playing around in the woods at the reservoirs, got almost home, decided to do one more climb and descent and back in a snowstorm… Puggled now but absolutely ace.

Also got my first crash of 2021 out of the way. And the second one. And arguably the third though I think it was more a full body dab since we never actually stopped moving.

Bloody horrific walking round Loch an Eilein today. There is a very shiny layer of ice and a thin powdery layer of snow over it. Normally that would work well but it’s been so cold (highs of – 4c, lows of – 12c) that the snow won’t bond to the ice.

Snowplough guy couldn’t make it through yesterday as the snow has frozen and the ‘walls’ on either side means there’s nowhere for it to go. He turned up in his digger today to finish off yesterday’s job. Took about 30 minutes to dig the car out – weird driving single track roads with the snow banked higher than the car.

It’s about a metre deep around the edges of the fields – I climbed up onto the fence and jumped in! Might try wading my way up to the top field tomorrow.

There’s been some avalanches today on some of the south facing slopes on the hill where they’ve caught the sun. Watched someone doing some lovely linked turns through the powder on Ben Rinnes – not at all envious 😍

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weird driving single track roads with the snow banked higher than the car.

It’s when you meet someone coming the other way and think hmm, how far will one of us have to reverse? About a mile?

Tesla skittles anyone?

Dangerous conditions in downtown Glasgow #snow #tesla pic.twitter.com/lsMnw15myJ

— Des Tinney ? (@Des_Tinney) February 8, 2021

This one? ? pic.twitter.com/szCviKsZZZ

— Des Tinney ? (@Des_Tinney) February 9, 2021

If only there was someone running along with a broom in front….

Round the corner from my old office. Every time there is snow some fanny thinks they have a magical car which can defy gravity… 🤣

It’s when you meet someone coming the other way and think hmm, how far will one of us have to reverse? About a mile?

It’s about 2 miles end-to-end – all the pull-ins are banked-up so not even any room to squeeze by. The farmers and gamekeepers just stop, go off into the field so normally you have to reverse and go back around to the main road.

About a mile?

That’s the record at my old outdoor centre – just under a mile.
With minibus and trailer….

Had a lovely ski on the xc kit around the farm at lunchtime yesterday and then up onto the wee hills on the north side of the Sidlaws. Great stuff in deep powder, then it absolutely dumped all afternoon. At dusk, took the Fatty out for what turned into an epic slide around in what is now about 15-18″ of the lightest powder. Amazing fun riding a steep hill in the trees, guessing where the trail is (or might be..) all the way down. Not so fun the push up before that though, almost knee deep powder on top of a base of older snow that’s mostly resilient enough not to break through. Heading out shortly to (try to) drive the Mrs to work; think she’s planning on running home off-road later; wish I had the time for that sort of silliness today.

Had a lovely ski on the xc kit around the farm at lunchtime yesterday and then up onto the wee hills on the north side of the Sidlaws. Great stuff in deep powder, then it absolutely dumped all afternoon. At dusk, took the Fatty out for what turned into an epic slide around in what is now about 15-18″ of the lightest powder. Amazing fun riding a steep hill in the trees, guessing where the trail is (or might be..) all the way down. Not so fun the push up before that though, almost knee deep powder on top of a base of older snow that’s mostly resilient enough not to break through. Heading out shortly to (try to) drive the Mrs to work; think she’s planning on running home off-road later; wish I had the time for that sort of silliness today.

Hmmm, this sounds familiar – I think we might know each other!

Anyway yea, just NE of Dundee there’s been a fair old dump the last couple of days:

Not bad…

^There was me thinking I could could take a ride up to The Lecht this weekend!

Someone was having a belter of an afternoon on Ben Rinnes judging by their ski tracks.

We have about a metre in the fields – the snow is at the top of the fences, so no worried about the gates being snowed-in.

It’s not snowed for a couple of days but the clear skies have brought some amazing temperatures. Minus 18c here this morning.

National news just said Braemar -22

Those used to be normal winter temps not an exception 😞

The guy that tweeted those videos of the Tesla in Glasgow is my neighbours Son.
Must go and ask for his autograph!
I’ve been making the most of the snow in the Bathgate Alps, 2 hours yesterday skiing at Cockleroy!

Lovely shot Matt – amazing what drones can do now 😉

Crazy weather here in the East Midlands. Very light dusting here near Derby, but 10-20 miles either side they’ve had quite a lot. Been watching the snow streamers going either side of us all week on weather radar.

My fault for fitting the Ice Spikers last weekend

Tesla in Glasgow is my neighbours Son.
Must go and ask for his autograph!

Next time tell him to come off the brakes, there was a vague chance he would have then got down the hill

Let us know how long it takes to get his Tesla fixed, or if it’s a write off. It used to be the case that they were impossible to get repaired!

More impressive snow driving

😳

**** sake. Needs a good slap for that.

I can’t see the problem…

Another full covering down to street level overnight. I don’t expect it to last long but it’ll have topped up the hills a wee bit too.

Anyone else?

Was a bit white out-ey here last night but just some streaks/dusting on the Pentlands now. I think I need to accept giving my skis a wax and putting them away until next year.

It’s trying here – but it isn’t going to settle.

Winter 2021.2 has arrived 🙂

Winter 2021.2 has arrived 🙂

Yip, just checked, my van is covered.

My friend on Skye says it’s blowing a gale and snowing today. Yesterday it was sunny and warm apparently!

Blue skies and a dusting here. 👍

Snowing here in Manchester. Correction, stopping now and blue skies….

My friend on Skye says it’s blowing a gale and snowing today. Yesterday it was sunny and warm apparently!

Aye. 15C here yesterday. Currently – 4C.

A bit of snow falling at 7.30 here near Derby but just grey and a bitter wind now

Snowing very gently in Daventry right now.

Had a light coating here … I almost wish I hadn’t removed the roof lining and disconnected the diesel heater from the van yesterday and run out of insulation but sleeping bag was good.

We’ve had a few inches plus it’s quite blowy and -3C here in the Speyside hills – won’t be going anywhere, plus the lazy-ass farmer/snowplough driver doesn’t do mornings.