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Scottish Big Mountain Skiing

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razors-chaz
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I was wondering what the rest of the world thought scottish skiing was like?
and how does this short film my friend made differ from what you thought? https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=461630623439 (apologies if the link doesnt work)
Jul 11 2011 7:58AM
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razors-chaz
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heres the link to his blog which its posted on if the fb doesnt work http://www.highland-instinct.co.uk/video/
Jul 11 2011 8:08AM
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BobYohan
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very cool, i had no idea scotland had terrain like that. doesn't make me want to go there but looks fun if you're a local.
Jul 11 2011 8:25AM
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YoungJah
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Didn't like the vide of this edit.
Jul 11 2011 8:43AM
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razors-chaz
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the edit wasnt really the point of this thread it was more of an example and i wanted to see what people though real scottish skiing was about but its not an edit aimed at NS and tbh im not a major fan of the song choice.
Jul 11 2011 8:49AM
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.MASSHOLE.
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I had no idea it was like that in Scotland in terms of mountain size. Interesting skiing.
Jul 11 2011 11:32AM
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LeadThug420
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Ya, it didn't have nearly have enough dub-step and gangster rap.  Automatically a bad edit.
Jul 11 2011 2:13PM
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cool_name
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looked icy in just about every clip
Jul 11 2011 3:22PM
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thebilly_b
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How reliable is the snow fall in Scotland/how long is the season?
Jul 11 2011 4:15PM
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razors-chaz
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both the snowfall and season length are fairly changeable. the season can be anything from a sept-early july season (like 09/10. which is when the video was filmed) or a nov-may (like 08/09) but if your into ski mountaineering there are some pretty gnar lines you can do almost all through the year (last year a woman skied every month in a year in scotland with no glaciers) and not to forget we get out fair share of sweet pow days.
Jul 11 2011 4:31PM
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thebilly_b
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Sweet, had no idea it was that long. Worth making a trip up from london for a few days in jan/feb?
Jul 11 2011 4:36PM
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razors-chaz
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sadly not. i wonder if chaz has ever tried freeskiing cos he kills shit on rollerblades.
Jul 11 2011 4:44PM
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razors-chaz
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for sure. i would say dec-feb is the best time to make a trip from london
Jul 11 2011 4:49PM
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Mr.Huck
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Do like!!!!
Jul 11 2011 6:30PM
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Jaymon
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Lines were rad, looks like you guys went to a lot of effort to get in there!

a bit of advice, unless you have a fixed aperture lens avoid zooming as it changes the exposure. hats a super pet peeve of mine. Oh and use a tripod, or at least a more stable one.
Jul 11 2011 6:47PM
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YoungJah
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Lines for future adventures.

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Jul 11 2011 7:50PM
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RudyGarmisch
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That was fucking ill!
Jul 11 2011 8:52PM
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S.C
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wow that completely changed my perception of scotland's skiing!
Jul 11 2011 10:16PM
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Dan.P
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Wow, that was sick
Jul 11 2011 10:28PM
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snowswinger
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cool. kinda reminds me of summer skiing at whistler
Jul 11 2011 10:36PM
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caliskigirl
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wow, I had no idea that you could ski like that in Scotland. I've been there once before in the summer, makes me a little curious to check it out in winter...
Jul 12 2011 12:06AM
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razors-chaz
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found out today he is re-editing it for a mountain film festival, so i will post the video once its done. Its nice to see its been so well received and an education to some of you. check out the blog section of the link in the first comment to see the story behind some of the shots.
Jul 12 2011 7:57AM
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razors-chaz
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Educational bump
Jul 15 2011 12:00PM
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razors-chaz
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as promised here is the re-edit with some other unseen footage. which came 2nd in the peoples choice award in the edinburgh mountain film festival

Oct 20 2011 11:42AM
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YoungJah
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It didn't do it for me.
Oct 20 2011 12:10PM
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howlongcanausern
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lol for real.

but yeah that was rad...what's the elevation of those mountains?
Oct 20 2011 12:16PM
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razors-chaz
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Ranges from around 4000ft to 2000ft and less
Oct 20 2011 12:41PM
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razors-chaz
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And the clips from "arthurs seat" are 800 ft in the middle of edinburgh
Oct 20 2011 12:43PM
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