Snow report Easter Friday

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

Another brilliant day today with approximately 300 people there and again a ski-anywhere day. The winds had dropped which was better for the skiers but wasn't so good for the kite-boarders though they seemed to enjoy it especially later on when it picked up a bit. The gully once again was superb and black scar was superb with a short but very steep section in great snow - Weardales "black run".

Parking was at a premium due to so many people being there but all seemed to go well and everyone dug in well off the road extending half a mile or more down the hill and before the bridge! One word of warning when digging in off the road - check the ground you are driving onto before driving onto it! It may sound silly but the ditches are all filled with snow and it is hard to tell what is solid groud and what is ditch as one Discovery driver "discovered" - fortunately he had been helped out by the time I got back down.
 

We are planning to open tomorrow from 10am but please remember that weekends are for members only so we will not be accepting any day members on either Saturday or Sunday. Please remember to bring your passes and try and have them visible. We will run a series of checks through the day so I apologise if you are stopped several times to show your pass.

On a separate note one of our members, Paul, has left his skis by the stile. If anyone has picked them up or moved them please will you let me know. I also have a pair of white earphones that were left outside the lodge on the picnic table.

Finally, collecting day fees was chaotic as usual. I took a full membership from one person - please can you contact me with your details to save me trawling through all the paperwork? We will not be taking any memberships on the slopes this weekend - all memberships must be done on line via the website.

Steve