Snow report Sunday 24 Feb

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

A good day was had by about 150 people today. There was less snow than expected but both F1 + F2 were skiable and the smaller gullies proved very popular. The weather improved in the afternoon with better light and visibility and improved snow though it got pretty thin at the bottom of F1 by the end of the day (= "think mud"). Although there is a good base I doubt we will be skiing again until we get a further fall of snow. Winner of our keenest skier(s) of the day must go to the Ansell family who drove up from Essex for a day skiing and drove back again tonight - hope the roads were not too bad with all the holiday traffic. Sorry we couldn't give you better conditions but probably an accurate taste of a typical day skiing in Weardale.

There were a few beginner snowboarders today who really struggled with the tows, which admittedly were not easy today, but if you have never used a tow before it would make sense to go to a dry ski slope and practice on one of their tows first. Our tow is not bad for skiers but for boarders it is a bit harder though it does get easier with practice!

Steve