Snow Gate Watch - for Teepee

[Teepee]

Enjoy your boarding SCR

Good signs for a reload of the cold for the start of feb Dougster, hope your in luck.

I don't think we'll be short of snow at the weekend Pete

Should be interesting with those winds coming in, let's get some walls built up around the bottom of the tarps

We may need walls to protect the walls

I'm going kitted for near immersion for this one with all that blowing wet snow. Might leave the down UQ at home and swap it for the downmat.

 

[Teepee]

A very cold night coming up on Thursday, probably the coldest of the year so far. -15 C on the cards down here

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

As long as you get in and back ! You may have to go home via Aberdeen if the Braemar gate shuts over the weekend.

http://saisscairngorms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/heavy-snow.html

 

[Teepee]

As long as you get in and back ! You may have to go home via Aberdeen if the Braemar gate shuts over the weekend.

http://saisscairngorms.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/heavy-snow.html

Cheers for that link With the winds picking up, I doubt well get out over Glenshee. Theres another 6-8" due on friday/saturday as it is.

1.5 m of snow= Jackpot!

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

The wind forecast will give drifts eg over the road. I'm hoping to slide at Glencoe. As the road is a tad lower and easier to plough/clear and it's an arterial route, which the Devils Elbow/Glenshee isn't, it should be fine.

Looks like there will be a thaw early next week too.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

1.5 m of snow= Jackpot!

Scrap the tarps, build a Quinze !!

 

[Teepee]

We may need to when we get stuck at the top of Glenshee

I just looked at the closed road web link, it shows the a93 shut but the snow gate webcam shows open Maybe the webcam is better to check than the official site...

 

[Shewie]

Glenshee webcam, the road still looks passable, just

http://www.webcam-ski.com/webcams/i...e.php?pk_interface=278&m=images&r=panoramique

 

[scottishpinz]

There are several snow gates on a A93 the Braemar one has a webcam as posted, but it is the gates to the south that will stop you first. Spittle of glenshee gate has been closed all week http://trafficscotland.org/ and there is another gate at the top of glenshee by the ski area which has also been shut.

At some point the road was closed even further south not at an official snow gate as such. Check road closures carefully as A93 was also closed east of Braemar for a while this week meaning no in or out access by road.

It doesn't matter if you drive a 4x4 have winter tyres etc. if they close the road it is no access so they can safely plough without hitting stray cars!

Good luck with your trip though. I hope to be back to the highlands soon to enjoy what winter has to offer.

 

[Teepee]

There are several snow gates on a A93 the Braemar one has a webcam as posted, but it is the gates to the south that will stop you first. Spittle of glenshee gate has been closed all week http://trafficscotland.org/ and there is another gate at the top of glenshee by the ski area which has also been shut.

At some point the road was closed even further south not at an official snow gate as such. Check road closures carefully as A93 was also closed east of Braemar for a while this week meaning no in or out access by road.

It doesn't matter if you drive a 4x4 have winter tyres etc. if they close the road it is no access so they can safely plough without hitting stray cars!

Good luck with your trip though. I hope to be back to the highlands soon to enjoy what winter has to offer.

Thanks for that Pinz

That explains why the Braemar side is open but the website said shut. TBH, I thought it was just slow to update

I only ever saw 2 gates, maybe I should cut some eyeholes in my steering wheel pillow so I can see them this time

 

[Shewie]

There's a road access update on the Glenshee website, we'll keep an eye on this on the way up ..

http://www.ski-glenshee.co.uk/Weather-Report

Currently open from Braemar and Blaigowrie sides

 

[Shewie]

Oh dear. it's not even snowing yet either ...

 

[decorum]

Oh dear. it's not even snowing yet either ...

Seeing the gritter I clicked into the live feed and I think the road after the gate is either a) A bit icy or ii) a daft place to turn round :yikes:



EDIT: Followed by this guy, who was there for at least a couple of minutes ...




Link to live feed ~ http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/webcams/braemar.asp

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

It's the south side that shuts most frequently, not the one above which is the Braemar side. The south side from Spittal of Glenshee is twisty, up and down and very steep just before Glenshee centre.

I would head for Lomondside/Arrochar/Succoth/Rest and Be Thankful/Loch Awe. Tyndrum should be clear, it's not too high.

 

[Shewie]

Made it

Early night then up for some snowy fun

 

[KayakFisherFinland]

And we only got a lousy 75cm in the north and not even a day off

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Shewie, well done. Convoy up to Glenshee on Saturday morning to ski/slide.

http://www.winterhighland.info/publicreports/displaypic.php?id=23504,3225#start

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Braemar gates shut again.

 

[Shewie]

A few pics just to prove we made it ...

Dug in ..

Cold camera

60 second exposure at 22:52

 

[Trunks]

Looks like you had fun Rich. How deep was the snow? It looks about four foot in the dug out picture!

Will there be a trip report?