snooooooooooooowboarding (Read 350870 times)

AndyR · December 15, 2009, 04:31:06 pm

Quote from: SA Chris on December 15, 2009, 12:28:15 pm

First year with no ski trips abroad since 1995!

Ooooh - sucks to be you

SA Chris · December 15, 2009, 04:45:45 pm

I had to unsubscribe to the Whistler email letters - every one was like a knife through my heart!

SA Chris · December 22, 2009, 09:13:19 am

Quote from: Norton Sharley on December 15, 2009, 12:22:36 pm

How frozen is the ground up your way now Chris? Is it going to be a bumper year in Scotland?

All resorts now have some uplift running except Glencoe. If this snow continues and there are no big thaws or high winds, hopefully some base will be established and the season will be up and running (touch wood).

Percy B · December 24, 2009, 08:13:58 pm

Had a suprisingly nice session in the Peak early this morning.... First time I've bothered to take a snowboard out in the Peak and we had a great time - particularly on the occasions when the fog lifted and the sun peeped through. Obviously it will all have melted again by now, but it was well worth bothering. No-one out there either (possibly due to us arriving before 9am having dropped the little'un off at the child minders)

andy_e · December 24, 2009, 08:25:08 pm

We had a nice mellow session in pontefract park last night- just enough snow to carve, and a nice long run plus a few things to jib and a kicker we built. Great fun, never thought I'd ride powder in England...

Tiberius · December 25, 2009, 11:25:16 pm

Boo, nobody told me they were snowboarding in Ponte Park, it's just down the road from me...mind u, I'm off to Slovakia on Sunday, so don't really want to risk braking nething before I go

andy_e · December 25, 2009, 11:46:22 pm

For future reference, park at the racecourse car park and head up the hill to the water cooler, then head down the hill. there are a few bunkers to hit which mean you have a drop followed by a kicker which is awesome fun.

Davey_C · January 02, 2010, 09:08:02 pm

Quote from: andi_e on December 24, 2009, 08:25:08 pm

never thought I'd ride powder in England...

We've got a couple of places in the North East that have pretty good snow cover at the moment.

http://www.skiweardale.com/ski/current.aspx
http://www.yadmoss.co.uk/snowreport.php

It's not a patch on the likes of the Cairngorms, never mind Europe - but's it's good fun and only about an hour from where I live

Norton Sharley · January 05, 2010, 12:16:26 pm

The Peak District this morning - http://www.tetongravity.com/videos/Deeper-Unplugged-The-Gervasuti-Couloir-Episode3-875636.htm

Johnny Brown · January 05, 2010, 12:21:10 pm

Mam tor gully should be coming in....

slackline · January 05, 2010, 12:34:40 pm

Quote from: Johnny Brown on January 05, 2010, 12:21:10 pm

Mam tor gully should be coming in....

You could probably have skied it the other day...

ben · January 05, 2010, 12:37:35 pm

who'd have thought it, Tim making it onto UKB winter climbing..

Johnny Brown · January 05, 2010, 12:50:43 pm

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You could probably have skied it the other day...

Nah, I was up there. You want a lot of snow.

galpinos · January 05, 2010, 12:56:53 pm

Where are the best places to earn some turns in the peak then? I've got a touring set up so happy to hike or skin. The only place I've really heard of is Lose Hill.

Anymore prime spots or are they hush hush?

slackline · January 05, 2010, 12:58:06 pm

Quote from: galpinos on January 05, 2010, 12:56:53 pm

Where are the best places to earn some turns in the peak then? I've got a touring set up so happy to hike or skin. The only place I've really heard of is Lose Hill.

Anymore prime spots or are they hush hush?

Some suggestions here

SamT · January 05, 2010, 03:55:27 pm

Thinking of heading out to Mam Tor/Lose Hill area tomorrow if possible. Anyone out there fancy an adventure (preferable someone who owns a landy

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andy_e · January 05, 2010, 05:56:56 pm

Hitting up Burley Park for (taking photos of) a rail session... Stoked.

Sloper · January 05, 2010, 06:30:41 pm

Lots of snow coming down now, it's small fine powdery stuff rather than the big wet flakes we had earlier.

Air temp is around 0 so it could be good.

I say this as a non boarder but there are some good looking slopes in the re entrant valley between school lane and the road up to higgar.

erm, sam · January 06, 2010, 10:31:28 am

Sam! I'm thinking of taking Thursday off, it conditions still merit it...

lagerstarfish · January 06, 2010, 10:47:11 am

Thursday morning is a Peak possibility for me. Need to be in the office for 12, but would like to get some turns in.

lagerstarfish · January 06, 2010, 01:08:45 pm

Went up to Jacob's Ladder in my lunch break for a quick look. Road totally clear. Felt like a good base with cold, light snow drifting on top. Was pissed off that I didn't have anything to ride, but it has inspired me to get up there first thing in the morning.

Anyone else going?

any of you lot been today?

Johnny Brown · January 06, 2010, 01:16:50 pm

At work etc. Reports on the other thread. Another guy at work got down Mam tor yesterday, sounded good.

nai · January 06, 2010, 01:41:08 pm

I've been out but didn't know where JL was so did some runs down the field opposite the pub. there's a couple of kickers and alright if short runs, plenty of fresh snow still.

might see you there in the morning, have a feeling I won't be in work again.

Percy B · January 06, 2010, 01:55:18 pm

To get to Jacobs Ladder park next to the Norfolk Arms pub in the layby and walk back down the road towards Sheffield for 50 metres until you come across a footpath on the left. Go down this until you feel the urge to strap on your board and get involved. Its not more than 5 minutes from the car.

Johnny Brown · January 06, 2010, 02:07:57 pm

The path down goes from the corner of the pub car park, cross two fields and you're there. Kickers high on left and low on right. Top middle is getting a bit caned by sledgers.