damian 0 Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 I put this sad post in Off-Topic as that is where it belongs. What a collection of fine snow resorts. http://www.snowlion.freeuk.com/locationmap.html Quote: On any given weekend in the winter the chances of their being any skiing are about 50:50, or worse. Quote: Thin snow - to get the most out of the conditions you may find yourself skiing on some very thin snow indeed - so stick to the drifts. Turning isn't easy on frozen grass so try and run straight if you hit it. Boilerplate ice - this forms sometimes when snow is wetted by rainfall (or melted by the sun perhaps) and re-freezes with a skin of hard water ice - you need very sharp edges. Rain - bring your coat. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Hardly Yuzawa (these places are not all in the same town!) but hey I didn't know about all this. Is it an elaborate joke? The only skiing I knew about in England was the fabulous Runcorn dry run near the station. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Maybe it could be described as the Aspen of England... Link to post Share on other sites
pjem 0 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 With all that snowy goodness it makes you wonder why the brits go down south to the european resorts. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Saw these over at TGR And with these pictures I think it's time to move the topic over to Snow Talk Northern Corries, Cairngorms, Scotland. May 2004 FlyPaper, Glencoe, Jan 2004. 55 degress at steepest- Steepest run in scotland Maybe I'll get in trouble as it's not England but it's close enough. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 7, 2004 Author Share Posted December 7, 2004 Scotland has some stuff, but it cheaper (in terms of travel via plane) and easier to get to France. Plus I hear S-land snaps wrists, it gets really icy. Here is the best shot I could find of England. Check out the tufts of grass. Link to post Share on other sites
sunrise 0 Posted December 7, 2004 Share Posted December 7, 2004 Wow, that looks like the Lakes District. Surely not.... Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 Thats not the Lakes but not too far. Northumberland I think. Real snow and real lifts in England. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted December 8, 2004 Share Posted December 8, 2004 I never knew! Cancel Hakuba, I'll be in Raise this Feb. "Enthusiastically styled as "England's premiere ski resort in the Helvellyn Massif" the steep slopes on Raise are ideal for aggressive skiers and boarders. There are easier runs for the rest of us, but the slopes are really too steep for beginners. The long walk in deters the crowds, but the run down to the valley is not to be missed (snow cover permitting). The high altitude gives an excellent snow record, however the weather can be inclement at 2700ft; that and the walk in mean it's not an ideal place for small children. Raise is in the middle of excellent ski mountaineering terrain" Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Friend has been to Cairngorms, the little ski town at the bottom is called Aviemore I think. It is in fact http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/aviemore/aviemore/ Had a blast by all accounts. He said the season is usually quite short and not masses of snow like we might be used to but he was lucky when he went and had no problems. Beautiful area apparently. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 Bloody 'ell, never heard of them! Well I know about Scottyland but not Cumbria etc. Link to post Share on other sites
yamayamayama 2 Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Don't they just have hills in England, rather than mountains? And won't the roads and public transport be closed if it snows - so you can't get to the skiing area? Link to post Share on other sites
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