SNOWBOARDING

Post by **simon** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:27 pm

If I were you, I'd check the reports in the morning as with the amount of snow there's been the roads could be closed first thing, especially if it snows again tonight.

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:35 pm

cheers simon. sounds a good idea

tom, gimme a phone later on, let me know your plans. If its snowed out, you may just want to go to work,save your holiday, and we can reschedule for any other day this week.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:05 pm

FYI

Two weekend ago mate goes up to Cairngorm (I think) on the Sat for 7 and finds out all the passes were sold the previous night to ppl in Aviemore.

Mate went up to Glencoe this Friday to find out the Gondolas were off due to wind.

Do your homework!

SP (severely tempted to join you)

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:25 pm

Just drove back down from fort william. mental!!

cars buried on the side of the road. Ed tried skiing in the exige. nice four wheel slide going down a steep snowy driveway.

Doesn't look good for tomorrow.

Will give you a bell.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:42 pm

You can always watch some awesome skiing.

Sky Sports 2 - Shift Adventure Snowriders! Awesome!

Only 2 weeks till I head to Mammoth

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:56 pm

what an absolutely fantastic day. Cairngorm was shut, so we headed for the lecht instead. Snow was perfect, although the weather was attrocious. 40plus mph winds, horizontal snow into the face. not nice

Of course, every muscle in my body hurts now, but managed to get up the lifts ok, and do both heel and toe turns down a pretty steep intermediate (blue) run. by the end of the day i was confident enough to play about a bit.

The A9 on the way home was getting treacherous. snow was falling very quickly, and we were stuck in a 30 mph convoy. decided the best course of action was to overtake them all on the duel carraige way bit, and do 60mph the rest of the way, the thinking being, it was safer doing 60 mph on sheet ice and driving snow, than risk being stuck in a car with tom for a night.

haha. seriously though, tom was excellent, very patient with my mate rab, who didnt pick it up so quickly, then pushing me into going for it down the bigger runs. thanks tom.

Post by **simon** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:19 pm

mckeann wrote:the weather was attrocious. 40plus mph winds, horizontal snow into the face. not nice

40mph is nothing!!
You should try a 60mph gale and wind chill of -30

Sassy · Post by **Sassy** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:22 am

Wait til the Xscape opens and we can convoy over to Braehead and learn in amongst the weans and the neds!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:30 am

No Worries mate

It was a wicked day. The staff at the lecht seemed pretty hopeless though. What a bunch of sour faced bas**rds

Apart from that, it was ace all round.

Andy, i'd forgotten you're going to Mammoth. It's totally awesome. Lucky git

. When you want these tyres then? No particular hurry, just whenevers easiest for you.

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:41 am

Hey Tom

When suits you and I'll try and drop by

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:50 am

Can you fit them in the Smart?? It's no prob for me to bring them round.
I'm behind tesco metro at top of leith walk.

Post by ed » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:03 pm

mckeann wrote: than risk being stuck in a car with tom for a night.

Not pleasant believe me! His farts are worse than his chat!!

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:05 pm

Leave my chat alone..

Just heard from Mckeann. He cant move. Ha Ha, i broke him

Post by ed » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:08 pm

Good effort!

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:31 pm

i've managed to roll out of bed (couldnt sit up after i smacked face first into the snow yesterday, thought i had broken a rib, was totally winded though). managed to walk the dog, and am now sitting in front of the pc, ready to abuse tom for being a barsteward