Glencoe SKIING!!!!!!!!!

I had a great day off on Wednesday. I cruised up to Glencoe for an afternoon slide. There was awesome snow and it cleared up as you can see. The upper runs were wide and it was not busy. The lower runs were narrow in places but had some wicked little jumps. The pics arn't great as they were off my phone.


I'm really enjoying my twin tip skis. I'm trying to learn this landing switch thing.

For up to date webcam images of Glencoe click here. I really did forget just how good Glencoe is. It is steep it has some awesome gullys and hips. Off next Thursday. I hope the weather holds.

The downside is that the Access Chair at Glencoe has to be one of the slowest I've been on for a long time. My IPod came in very handy. Maybe it felt slow just because I have been on the super fast chairs in France already this season.

Back to Work

Well here we are into 2007 and back to work. We have been quite quiet in the shop for the last couple of days so I have been planning for 2007. I want to go do some more skiing this winter. Roll on the snow. I am looking forward to summer paddling on the Tummel and more importantly I have to get my truck finished, but I am still thinking of what I want to do next. One of these perhaps?

Image from tomcat.is

My truck is almost done. It should be going to paint in the next couple of weeks then MOT and get some miles on it. I want to go on the sorc trip to Shandon this year. So I will need to get it well sorted by then. I have changed my original concept a little to include a real recovery style truck not just an out and out Challenge Truck. Over the last year I have been building my truck Challenge Trucks are getting more extreme and don't look like the original trucks. I don't like this that much and prefer the Defender style with offroad mods. Kind of like the Devon 4x4 truck below. I have purchased alot of my stuff from Devon 4x4. I find them great to deal with and the equipment is top quality.

Image from Devon 4x4

My truck will not be up to this standard straight away as I don't have £50,000.00 to spend on it. It will have a good few mods on it though.

Landrover Defender 90 Truck Cab Body in Black
3.5 V8 on Carbs
LT77 5 speed Manual Gearbox
Raised Air Intake
Gearboxes and Axles Breathered
Full External Roll Cage
D44 High Mount Comp Winch Bumper and Warn 9.5xp
Southdown Steering Axle and Tank Guards
Rock Tree Sliders
Extended Braided Brake Lines
Rear Recovery Point
Reenforced Steering Arm
Bearmach Procomp 2" lift Suspension
Heavy Duty Front Tubular Suspension Turrets
D44 Rear Relocation Cones
De Carbon Steering Damper
Poly Bushed
Twin Exide Deep Cycle Batteries
Ring Aux Front Lamps x4
Ring Work Lights Rear x2
Chequar Plate Wing Tops and Rear Corners
Bonnet Clips
Modified Side Exit Exhaust
Internal Storage Nets
Fire Extinguisher
235/85 R16 Mud Terrian Tyres on White 8 Spoke Rims

I have a load of off road accessories to fit on when its ready as well. Hi Lift Jack, Waffle Boards, Ground Anchor and recovery straps and ropes. Of course I have a few mods I want to do after I get some miles on it. They include. GPS, Internal lighting, Simex Style Tyres, Detroit Lockers Front and Rear, Heavy duty halfshafts and CVs. Keep looking I will get some pictures up when it's ready.

New Year Pyrennees

Just back from the French Pyrennees. We had a great New Year there and I am hooked on skiing again. I am definately going to try and get some more skiing in this season.


You will find a link to the ski resort we were at here The above shot was taken at 2100m