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CMartindale


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25th Jul 2019
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 17.27hrs on Tue 27 Jan 15
Great day today. Could do with more snow but Coire Fionn full width all the way and access is fine. Snow soft but fast. Could do with more though especially on Glas Maol where the uptrack is almost complete but neither of the runs are. It would be nice to get some snow making on Claybokie too.

Re webcam.
I think they got a new webcam installed that hasn't been setup to take zooms yet. The new one seems much higher definition.

PS. If you handed a radio in today then thanks!

tim1mw


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Joined: Nov 2006
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 17.44hrs on Tue 27 Jan 15
CMartindale Wrote:
Re webcam.
I think they got a new webcam installed that hasn't been setup to take zooms yet. The new one seems much higher definition.

A replacement camera would explain it, however the current picture is only 1536x300 pixels. Looking some of my saved pictures from the old camera the resolution used to be 2686x500. So the definition has actually dropped. I'm guessing the improvement in the picture quality has more to do with cleaning the housing.

tim1mw


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Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 18.25hrs on Wed 28 Jan 15
I've had another reply from Glenshee re the Webcam. They have now acknowledged them problem and hope to have it sorted in the next few days.

hillbillyhoopla


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Joined: Sep 2014
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 17.35hrs on Thu 29 Jan 15
Looks terrible...



Chris H


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13th Mar 2020
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 17.46hrs on Thu 29 Jan 15
hillbillyhoopla Wrote:
Looks terrible...


Agreed the webcam could look better, but there is some good snow to be had on the right aspects:



From the SAIS blog ^^

[scairngormsblog.sais.gov.uk]



Edited 1 times. Last edit at 17.47hrs Thu 29 Jan 15 by Chris H.

flugeryl


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11th Mar 2021
What's this?What's this?What's this?
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 14.15hrs on Fri 30 Jan 15
weekend wind strikes again....sunday looks similar to today so should be fine, but unless the low changes track a bit the 40mph winds with gust 100mph on summits may even be too strong for the GS team to keep things open safely on Saturday

early morning update before setting out tomorrow :-(

Be Nice to Skiers, they have it hard enough already

kammy


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2nd Mar 2021
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 19.20hrs on Fri 30 Jan 15
I wouldnt be surprised if the snow gates are closed in the morning, Glenshee is getting a good pasting right now.

CMartindale


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25th Jul 2019
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 21.48hrs on Fri 30 Jan 15
Webcam always looks rubbish.



Coire Fionn is as good as ever and has been providing great entertainment(or was on Tuesday). As was Butchars Coire and Slalom, Tiger not too bad either. Tom Dearg and Cluny also perfect. One day there will be a webcam on top of Meal Odhar... One day.



Edited 2 times. Last edit at 21.52hrs Fri 30 Jan 15 by CMartindale.

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hillbillyhoopla


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Joined: Sep 2014
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 22.44hrs on Fri 30 Jan 15
I lug my heavy Nikon DSLR everywhere I go! But most of the time it's the Samsung Galaxy that captures the moments...







Edited 1 times. Last edit at 17.00hrs Sat 31 Jan 15 by hillbillyhoopla.

CMartindale


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25th Jul 2019
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 08.39hrs on Sun 1 Feb 15
Sniw drifts, abandoned cars and fallen trees mean no play today sad smiley

remote_patrol


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Last Visited: 22:53
20th Apr 2021
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 09.06hrs on Sun 1 Feb 15
Yeah, just got turned back at bridge of cally! Police didn't sound overly optimistic but then I guess they never do.

New record for least successful snowboarding day though!!

WebCT_Guru


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21st Jan 2019
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 16.54hrs on Sun 1 Feb 15
Webcam doesn't always show the snow conditions at their best. Video from last Monday "On piste" courtesy of the "young lad".

[www.youtube.com]



Edited 1 times. Last edit at 16.58hrs Sun 1 Feb 15 by WebCT_Guru.

hillbillyhoopla


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Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 17.09hrs on Sun 1 Feb 15
Never got the point of filming POV's on piste? Fucking GSA's everywhere!

CMartindale


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25th Jul 2019
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 17.22hrs on Sun 1 Feb 15
Well I never got the point of sharing a picture of a bunch of parked cars on a conditions thread and describimg it as "capturing the moment". You should get up there on a busy day, there's sometimes thousands of cars. You'd love it. Each to their own I guess, I liked the video and the point it makes.

Anyhow it must be some drift of windslab if the roads still shut! I will attempt to get up tomorrow. Hopefully some decent snow
low down if the road remains shut for tomorrow.

Andy


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2nd May 2019
Re: Glenshee Snow 2015
Date Posted: 20.32hrs on Sun 1 Feb 15
Got up to the Spittal and met the snow cutter on it's way back - that was about 10ish....driver said it wouldn't be opening. Spend the day hiking up for a few turns, sledging,building a snow hole and chilling in the sun. ...quite a good day really! ..family had a blast.





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