snow report Sunday 28th November

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Well what a great start to the season with 2 days so far in November and more snow and cold weather forecast. The reason for this cold weather I am told is that the gulf stream is way down south at the moment - long may it stay in there!
Today we had 100 or so members enjoying some excellent weather and reasonable cover of snow on the lower slopes. There was little extra snow overnight, it all seems to be falling near the east coast and Northumberland, but the whole of the F1 area was skiable and surprisingly good. Cover was thin and without more snow probably not good enough to open tomorrow but as we left it started snowing heavily so the omens are good and we plan to open tomorrow (Monday) at 10am but please check the answerphone before travelling in case things change. 4WD or Chains will be needed. We will be accepting day members through the week but please approach a tow operator before skiing to pay the day fee, and members please show your tickets.

Parking is tight when we are busy and I am pleased to comment on how good the parking was today apart from one irresponsible person who blocked the emergency gate (despite a big notice on it). Fortunately they were found and moved it before the local farmer came and towed the car away. The gate is the only access for the the local farmer and more importantly for the emergency services should anyone need evacuating from the slopes - remember it could be you! At busy times (usually weekends) please try and car share if possible - WSC features on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=49959985138) and people often use this for sharing lifts and a member has started a new thread on snowheads.com for car sharing etc (http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=69673).

F2 cover was thin today and the new route (nicknamed the M1) is quite rocky so we have closed it off until we either get enough snow cover or a chance to remove some of the rocks and level it out a bit. With a bit more snow the rest of the F2 area will be skiable.

Steve