Scottish-Irish Skier

Aye. Crackin evening. Paused on my run for a snap at the top ae the hill looking over towards Gala. EDIT, Mini Miss SS just whatapped this oan the way back fae Duns over the moor. WhatsApp Video 2021-12-17 at 16.22.59.mp4

Aye, charts look very promising for the whole country, even for me in the very far south. ??????? Battleground and - dare I say it (touches wood) - greenie high!

Trends continue to look nice. ECM has some decent charts with the right kindae features too' HP to the NW, undercutting lows to the south etc.

Whit ye asking me fir! I ken fe*k all! Or maybe it's another SS? Anyway, for me, trends look good after this milder spell is over. And today's ECM 12z is on board with this. Nice towards the middle in terms ae potential. I never go near the model thread masel. Just keep an eye on the ensembles and daily runs for signs of anything interesting. I'd say it's a decent omen for this winter that there's already been some nice skiing in Scotland from early December snaw. Mibbies a straw in the wind...

Jist miserable wet sleety pish here. A day for staying inside by the fire. EDIT. Still, at least the ski centres are getting it!

Light snaw started blowing about here in an increasing wind. T = 2.3 °C / DP = -1.7 °C

No prep here yet but not far away based on the radar. T = 2.0 C, DP = -2.0 Ground well frozen from last night. EDIT. Wind starting to pick up. Covids crap, but I love working fae hame.

Glad I got oot wi the camera earlier as it's aw turned tae pish noo. Wind picking up tae. And while off topic, this is a nice we informative read for those who might need some translation skills beyond they pretty easy 'snaw / pish / hoolie'! Scotland’s linguistic landscape - Scottish Standard English & Scots | LR UK WWW.LANGUAGEREACH.COM Do you know your language varieties from your languages? Your dipthongs from your monopthongs? The difference between code-switching and bilingualism? I know the girl who went to Linlithgow two years ago... I ken the lassie that went tae Linlithgow two year ago... Ah ken the lassie that gaed tae Lithgae twa year syne "Scottish social media is regularly greatly amused by examples of where this [translation into Scots or SSE) has not taken place, from John Lewis’ ‘Fud the Dragon’ (in Scotland: Vulva the Dragon) and ‘Mr Jobby’ the handyman (in Scotland: Mr Poo) – to the non-dairy company urging people to try out a brand of potato-based drink called ‘Dug Milk’ (in Scotland: dog milk)." 'Dug milk' .

Total whiteoot here the now. Coming on fir a couple ae cms already. WhatsApp Video 2021-12-04 at 15.09.46.mp4 #unexpectedsnaw #itsbeginningtaelookalotlikechristmas EDIT on 4 cm here or so in just an hour WhatsApp Video 2021-12-04 at 15.33.33.mp4

A68 just before Fala, heading south the now. EDIT. Up soutra. And heavy snaw here at fort SS too. Stairtin tae stick in the gairden tae. EDIT again. Vid. Place turning white quick. 302966140_Snaw01.mp4

Aye, dugs jist asked to go fir a pee and aye, heavy snaw oot!

Don't you mean 'Aberdeenshire roads a winter tyre dream this morning!' I got another surprise cm or so overnight. Still lying in sheltered spots and freezing up the now.

Totally. The wind was pretty much from the north here which none of the forests were used to. If they were, any trees not well rooted / sheltered by others in terms of resisting that would have been taken out long ago. The storm found the natural weak spot. Those still standing are Darwin's 'natural selection'. It was the closely spaced 'planation' pines and spruce that just toppled in swaths. The more natural beech, oak, ash and birch held their own unless they were old and rotten in the core. It's a total mess. We've previously spent many hours lopping wee dug walking paths through the wood stands around here, notably during lockdown. Formed our own local path network which everyone loved and kept improving. Most are impassable now. Word is that some of the wood owners will get round to clearing while the fallen trees are still fresh enough so worth the most for timber, but it's well beyond guy with a chainsaw level; needs full foresting equipment.

Got a cm here.

So, power off since last night. Just back on now. Lunch the day: The damage from this was way worse than Bawbag. Taken out hundreds of trees locally. Roads were a mess this morning, with many folks cut off. WhatsApp Video 2021-11-27 at 14.59.18.mp4 WhatsApp Video 2021-11-27 at 15.03.58.mp4 Scenes ae devastation in the gairden of fort SS.

Power restored. TFFT. The candles were lovely, but the only pre-downloaded movie we could find on a device with battery power was Frozen II.

Lost power for a few mins earlier. Weird sounds outside at times. As quick a look as possible and all gairden furniture, sheds etc still present and correct. Fir the now at least. Dugs dinnae seem too keen about going out for a pee. EDIT. Nae snaw, jist pish.

My folks in Carrbridge are reporting their power is out. Although the mobile network must be still up. Heavy wet snaw here for some time, but nothing sticking. Seems to be lying off the road at Soutra on the A68. Power Track POWERTRACK.SSEN.CO.UK Power Cuts Map WWW.SPENERGYNETWORKS.CO.UK EDIT. Pic of glenshee from the BBC

Sleet 'n' snaw here. Blawin a hoolie. Wis oot fir a wee run and jeez, it's wild. The nicht looks like fun!

You heard it here first! Not the express mind, but a much more reliable source. Scotland weather forecast: Fears Scots face coldest winter in 11 YEARS as exact date snow to fall revealed WWW.THESCOTTISHSUN.CO.UK SCOTLAND could be gripped by the coldest winter in over a decade with snow set to hit the country today.Forecasters are predicting a bleak end to Nove

Sweet GFS 12z. Aifter a wee aperitif this weekend...

Checking in for Winter 21-22. Been crackin summer and a bumper autumn, but now time for some snaw!

Unexpected snaw.

Fir FS EDIT. Couple of cms lying now. EDIT again. New vid. EDIT 3. 5 cm now WhatsApp Video 2021-04-10 at 21.37.01.mp4 WhatsApp Video 2021-04-10 at 22.19.53.mp4 WhatsApp Video 2021-04-10 at 22.30.45.mp4

These are so awesome. I've found plenty pics, but vids are rare. Funny thing is, very little has changed. It was never a winder wonderland. Always relied on decent snowstorms filling up the northern corries. EDIT the slush bumps of Scotland were legendary.