Replying to TR: Glas Tulaichean - April Snow Hunting April 3rd 2009

Skiers: Punx/Lil Punk
Date: April 3rd 2009
Route: Glas Tulaichean
Aspect: South East
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On friday april 3rd the jibrabates went on a little snow hunting adventure in the southern cairngorms to find some snow and actually ski for the first time this month.

We set off from dalmunzie house hotel at 8.00am for the long slow slog up gleann taitneach with a perfect spring bluebird day. The walk up into clas choire mor was long and a painful process, since we’ve not done any touring for about 28 day’s.

From the C.C.M path we boot-packed up glas choire mor, then up the south east facing slope of sron na saobhaidh and on to the ridge between glas choire mor and glas choire bheag. From the S.N.S ridge we ascended west, then south west to the summit of glas tulaichean (1051 meters). From the summit we headed north east for about 0.5 kilometres to the top the decent.

The snow conditions in the choosing line were pretty good spring like snow, but a wee bit wet what made for tough skiing. We weren’t complaing, after all it’s april so you can’t expect better snow conditions and even thou the decent was only 300 meters, it was still worth the effort.

We took our skis off were the snow ran-out and walk the rest of the way down glas choire mor and descended back down gleann taitneach to dalmunzie house hotel.