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Glencoe Ski Resort is to be mothballed as a result of the lack of snow
in recent winters.

(the BBC Scotland reporter, reporting from Glencoe stated it was
snowing as he spoke!)


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Glencoe Ski Resort is to be mothballed as a result of the lack of snow
in recent winters.

(the BBC Scotland reporter, reporting from Glencoe stated it was
snowing as he spoke!)


Back in the 1970s and 1980s Dufton Youth Hostel (Just north of Appleby) used
to have Ski equipment and ran succesful skiing weekends and courses



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Jim Webster wrote:

Back in the 1970s and 1980s Dufton Youth Hostel (Just north of Appleby) used
to have Ski equipment and ran succesful skiing weekends and courses


There are lifts (or at least one, I think!) on the slopes of Helvellyn
in the Lake District as far as I'm aware.

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In article , Jonathan Stott
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Jim Webster wrote:

Back in the 1970s and 1980s Dufton Youth Hostel (Just north of Appleby) used
to have Ski equipment and ran succesful skiing weekends and courses


There are lifts (or at least one, I think!) on the slopes of Helvellyn
in the Lake District as far as I'm aware.


Indeed there is - I saw it in operation once. It is (or was) just to
the south of the summit of Sticks Pass (goes from Glenridding to Stanah)
at about 2,500'. Approximate GR is NY 342 180. I've had some splendid
winter days up on Helvellyn, the best being a round of Swiral & Striding
Edges when the crest of Striding Edge was hidden under a thick layer of
snow. It was somewhat easier (given I was wearing plastic winter boots
& step-in crampons) than in summer conditions. It was also incredibly
cold by the time I got back to Glenridding, and there was an 'incident'
when a cornice dropped on some lads trying the gully to the S. of
Striding Edge. A silly thing to do really - the snow above about 300'
hadn't been through any thaw/freeze cycles so the cornice was not very
well attached. They were lucky - no serious injuries - but I spotted
someone else walking out past the line where the next section was going
to drop. I have a photo somewhere with their footprints, taken from a
vantage point that clearly shows their folly.

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Jonathan Stott wrote:
Jim Webster wrote:

Back in the 1970s and 1980s Dufton Youth Hostel (Just north of
Appleby) used to have Ski equipment and ran succesful skiing
weekends and courses


There are lifts (or at least one, I think!) on the slopes of Helvellyn
in the Lake District as far as I'm aware.

Jonathan


There are more tows that you think:

http://www.snowlion.freeuk.com/

My friend was boarding in deep snow in Northern England not so long ago!


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There are more tows that you think:

http://www.snowlion.freeuk.com/

My friend was boarding in deep snow in Northern England not so long ago!


Hi, everyone,

Yes, "cupra" is quite correct, in fact the slopes at Swinhope Head in
Weardale are quite good and reliable, I understand. I think the Langdon
Beck site in Teesdale has closed down, though, perhaps more to do with
locals complaining about roads being blocked, not by snow, but by
skiers' cars!

(Best to keep it quiet, like we do about a lot of things up here -
especially quality of life).

Still very dry in Copley, btw, 37mm (50%) this month and 505mm (69%) so
far in 2003.

ATB,

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On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 08:17:54 -0000, Ken Cook wrote:

I think the Langdon Beck site in Teesdale has closed down, though,
perhaps more to do with locals complaining about roads being
blocked, not by snow, but by skiers' cars!


Yad Moss is still there and AFAIK still operational, after last year
I'd be surprised if it wasn't. They actually managed to get some sking
in last year...

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