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Meglet Dec 2020 2:43pm, 4 Dec 2020 21,367 posts	0 Meglet Are they opening the ski resorts HappyG?
Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2020 2:47pm, 4 Dec 2020 36,711 posts	0 Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) I think they're open but noone can go there. They are mostly in Level 1 areas (Highlands) so stuff is open, it's just that no one from anywhere with any population can get there!
Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2020 2:49pm, 4 Dec 2020 36,712 posts	0 Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Actually Glenshee is week after next, weather depending. I do ski touring so I don't actually need lifts to be open. Car parks would be good though. But not allowed to go, as it stands.
Angus Clydesdale Dec 2020 2:50pm, 4 Dec 2020 20,827 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale What touring skis did you buy in the end G?
Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2020 3:01pm, 4 Dec 2020 36,713 posts	0 Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Atomic Backland 85 ski, Fritschi Daimir Freeride bindings, Scarpa Maestrale boots. Used about 5 times so far! G
Angus Clydesdale Dec 2020 3:31pm, 4 Dec 2020 20,830 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale Cool. Wax or skins?
Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2020 3:43pm, 4 Dec 2020 36,714 posts	0 Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) That sounds like a personal grooming question! I use skins on the base of the skis. Is there an alternative? That's the only thing I know. It was great fun, the couple of wee days out that I had. And they are fine for my ability for downhill too. G
Angus Clydesdale Dec 2020 4:06pm, 4 Dec 2020 20,831 posts	0 Angus Clydesdale When we skied in Norway there was a (seemingly endless) variety of different waxes to groom your skis with. The science / knowledge was all about what order to apply them and at what temperatures. The basic idea was that the wax was sticky against the snow for climbing. You reapplied wax throughout the day, depending on conditions and as it wore off. All of my UK skiing friends use skins.
🎄FestiveMedals🎄 Dec 2020 4:57pm, 4 Dec 2020 18,780 posts	0 🎄FestiveMedals🎄 We've been looking at the Braemar webcams with the falling. The retirement plan was to get in the moho and drive up there at the first sign of snow, but that isn't going to happen any time soon. We've got a pitch booked in February so hoping we can travel by then (or sooner if there's more snow in January). We usually stop at Glenshee on the way there and back to watch the skiers.
Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) Dec 2020 4:59pm, 4 Dec 2020 36,716 posts	0 Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) GM, if you're watching skiers, what are you and Mr GM going up to snowy Scotland for, if not skiing? Is it hill walking / mountaineering / ice climbing or something?

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