snow report Sunday 17th

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Another great days skiing + boarding today with huge amnounts of snow remaining. There are one or two patches becoming a little thin but hopefully the pistebasher will be able to spread out some of the drifts to improve these areas. Everywhere is still open for skiing and all the streams are covered and the main gully is completely filled in and in places resembles a giant half-pipe. Temperatures today hovered around +2 and the snow is best described as Spring Like. It was heavy in places but where people had skied and the runs became pisted the conditions were superb. The sun threatened to come out all day and completely missed us whilst spending at least some time shining on every area around us!

We are not planning to open tomorrow at the moment but will hope to do so later in the week. Sadly it wont be with me as I disclocated my shoulder coming off a 15' drop in the gully. An agonising ski down to the hut, failed attempted reduction by a medic and a vet on a table in the hut followed by a trip to the carpark on the skidoo, and a trip to Durham Hospital has resulted in my shoulder being replaced - Morphine, diazepam, codeine + midazolam have had a fantastic effect to the extent I cannot remember it being out back in - I would highly recommend them (under medical supervision of course!). Thanks to everyone who helped me out - you were all great. Pity we left it too late for the Mountain Rescue who had been carrying out an exercise on the fells earlier on but had left by the time they were needed!

The road today was very icy but this had all but gone by our return journey and it was largely tarmac. This means that chains are not currently needed but please listen to the message on the answerphone when we next open as it can change overnight.

Also yet another article for you to read in the Time-on-line today - http://timestravel.typepad.com/

Steve