Scotland Part1 : Glenshee
nickhamilton
- February 19 2009
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Photo: Russ Shea
Glenshee Snowboard Centre is located on either side of the Cairnwell Pass on the A93 in Scotland, which at 670m is the highest road in the UK. In January 08 a miracle happened. Glenshee had record snow!
Now this may not seem like a big deal to you but to Scotland they needed it because over the last few years the snow had gone elsewhere causing a massive drop in revenue for the Scottish resorts, which in turn had affected their ability to re-invest in new lifts and services. Whether that’s down to global warming or just being unlucky we’ll never know, but when I got a phone call from Andy Laird telling me that the snow had come to Scotland and that there was plenty of it, I just had to jump into my car and head north.
I had never been to Glenshee before so didn’t know hat to expect, although having spoken to many a friend that has rode there they assured me that I wouldn’t be disappointed with the terrain and scale of the place.
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February 19th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
I’d hate to call it but, first… and sick photos
February 19th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
SCOTLAND FTW!
February 19th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Braveheart that Indy…
February 19th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
I liked that hardcore chick selling gatorade
February 20th, 2009 at 12:05 am
ya the photos are pretty sick
February 20th, 2009 at 2:39 am
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February 20th, 2009 at 3:41 am
definitely pretty dope. check pic 22, what edge? haha no but really that all looked really fun.
February 20th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Scotland on TWS?! Loving it!
February 20th, 2009 at 11:24 am
So good to see Scotland on here! Good job Russ!
February 20th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
cool beans
February 20th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Good stuff, finally scotland gets some well deserved coverage! Bring on the lecht, the gorms and nevis range. Stoked!
February 20th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
looks sick. Like vermont would look like if it didnt have trees. Almost every mountain looks rideable. Is there always as much snow as there was in the pictures?
February 20th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Good stuff. Always wondered about Scotland.
February 20th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
Nice to see Scotland, and with snow. Maybe I didn’t need to move to Canada!
February 21st, 2009 at 1:46 am
I guess thank god for Ryanair and Easyjet for all you Poms and kilt wearers. That place looked shithouse - a waste of time and petrol money that could be spent getting to the continent. But good to see you’re having some fun in your backyard anyway.
February 21st, 2009 at 1:10 pm
waste of time i think not! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVHq3P7GyR8&feature=channel_page
February 23rd, 2009 at 6:26 am
Great to see Scotland on Transworld, a lot of the snow has gone now but there was some seriously good accessible terrain for a couple of weeks. Cairngorms had a great covering with some excellent off piste if you went looking for it. Respect.
February 28th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Very informative post. Keep it up. And thanks for such a great site.
March 1st, 2009 at 3:46 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UROg_GhnnaE&feature=related we have been filming backcountry here now for 3 seasons
March 6th, 2009 at 9:02 am
given the right conditions - Scotland competes with resorts world wide. looks like the guys have a great day up there.
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