January Snow

There is still snow about and I finally got out to enjoy it again. I only had a couple of hours so I didn't and couldn't head up to Cairngorm or Glenshhee. They would have been mobbed today as well anyway. I thought I should go and try and ski somewhere you never get the chance too during a normal winter.


So it was up to Kinnoul Hill of all places. I do a bit of moutain biking up there in the summer months so why not ski in the winter. I took My Telemark Skis up and not my full on ski touring kit. The advantage is it is lighter but the downside is I'm not as good going downhill with them....


I stopped for a brew about half way round. I set up my Optimus Crux and boiled up a bit of snow for a quick coffee.


My Tua Skis worked well today. I had to use the skins for the first mile to get up the top of the first hill and then was able to keep them off for the rest of the trip. The tracks were used and off to the side of the tracks there was a couple of inches of fresh snow on a firm base.

Click on the image above with the location.

My Garmin GPS 60 told me I had done 4 miles. I had stopped for about 30mins for the brew. Included in that time I set up my True North Tarp just for practise but also to stop falling snow from the tress landing in my coffee and on my head. All in all a fun couple of hours out.