Ski update Wednesday 20 January

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

A good morning's skiing was had today but by afternoon the already thin snow was getting very soft and thinner. It looks like the weather is set to get milder with rain so there is unlikely to be any more skiing until the temperatures fall and the snow returns - hopefully not too long.

F1 is back running normally- many thanks to Hugh Bence for his help today.

Steve

Skiing Wednesday 20 January

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

After an inspection of the slopes today we are planning to run the lifts tomorrow. There is reasonable snow cover although it is fairly thin but most of the ice seems to have disappeared. We hope to open by 10am and may close by 2pm if conditions deteriorate so do not turn up late

Road - this was clear today apart from the last section which has snow and a little ice on so 4wd, winter tyres or chains may be needed for the last section and please park front-side in at an angle - if you try to reverse in you may block the road for others or get stuck.

Route across - due to the landslide the bridge immediately before the bottom of F1 is unusable. Please follow the usual route across but then when you reach the red poles follow the route across to your right which takes you onto the low level route. You can still ski back using the usual midi route.

Day members welcome - please print and complete a day membership form before travelling and hand into a tow operator BEFORE skiing along with the correct payment.

Steve

Skiing Sunday 17 Jan

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

There has been some fresh snow overnight so tows will be operating today from 10am but once again we may well be closing by 2pm so do not turn up late. We are only open to members today so please do not turn up if you are not a members - we will be running several checks throughout the day so please display your WSC membership cards. There are still approximately 20 places left to join before we reach our maximum and I expect those last few places to go in the next few days.

The road was a bit icy yesterday and caused problems for at least one rear wheel drive merc so with the extra snow you will need to take extra care. 4WD, snow tyres or chains will be needed today. Please also note that there are a lot of drainage ditches alongside the road - every year someone pulls over to let anther car past and one ends up in a ditch so pick your spot to pull over!

Steve

Snow update

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We had another day skiing today that was actually better than expected though still hard work and challenging conditions. We managed to get F2 open and the snow higher up was better than expected.

At the moment it doesnt look like we are going to open tomorrow (Sunday 17 Jan) but should conditions change we will update this email, the answerphone and the skiweardale website.

Steve

Snow report Friday 15 January

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

There was limited skiing today on F1, but unfortunately snow cover was too thin on F2. The skiing was difficult but we were able to use the whole of F1 area so we are planning to open tomorrow, Saturday 16th from 10am, and if there is a cold overnight frost conditions may be OK in the morning. Unless there is snow overnight we expect to close early between 1-2pm at the latest.

We now have power back in the lodge, many thanks to Mike Seeley who has spent the day sorting out all our dead batteries and we have the weather station back running but are still experiencing issues with the webcams so currently there is no view of the slopes.

The road up is not bad but there are a few icy patches so take care especially the last section where winter tyres will help. Please follow the tracks from the pistebasher on a diversion from the usual route across which takes you a slightly longer route but avoids the bridge which is unpassable due to the landslide.

Steve

Skiing Friday 15 January

The Weardale Ski Club Ltd

We have inspected the slopes today and while there is snow it is rather thin and we seem to have missed the main dump. There is just about enough snow to operate and there is a narrow strip down F1, F2 doesnt look good enough to ski but if it freezes hard enough there may be some routes down and pockets of powder.

We are planning to open from 10am and expect to close by 1pm. Yad Moss seems to have more snow than us on this occasion and are also planning to open tomorrow I believe (check their site first before travelling).

The road had a thin covering of snow and there may be icy patches tomorrow but should be okay for all cars with care.

I have put a few photos on the WSC Facebook page for you to make your own judgement on whether it is worth a trip.

Steve