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  • January 11, 2016 at 10:40 am #7140
    Mike
    Blocked

    Any thoughts on location (Dave or anyone else)? Maria and I are intending to check MWIS & met office forecasts when they update later today, and assuming they look promising, book some accommodation for Friday & Saturday nights. Maybe Fort William? If we do a climb on the Cobbler on Friday then we’ll potentially do a ski tour up Chno Dearg & Stob Coire Sgriodain on Saturday, or if conditions are more suited to climbing then maybe we’ll do something on the Ben instead.

    January 11, 2016 at 12:34 pm #7141
    DaveC
    Spectator

    Its the first decent weekend of the winter (for the masses) so would expect a throng of people on the Ben on Saturday so therefore I’d probably favour Beinn an Dothaidh, Beinn Udlaidh or Beinn Dorain in the Tyndrum area. Good accommodation as well, all subject to the weather forecast of course. How would Tyndrum or similar suit you?
    DC

    January 11, 2016 at 1:20 pm #7142
    Mike
    Blocked

    MWIS has been updated – outlook is:

    Cold conditions will persist across all mountain areas for 5 to 8 days (models from most centres suggesting a return to milder
    conditions will not now come in until early next week). Most terrain will become frozen, and there will be further snowfall.
    Toward next weekend, very likely a couple of fine clear days before winds strengthen ahead of the slow advance of a thaw.

    I’d be happy with that area, with options on the hills you mentioned, plus Glencoe not that far away. I also wondered about skiing up Ben Hairy-arse too…

    Crianlarich YHA has space, or we could try By The Way at Tyndrum. Given the weather outlook I think accommodation will book up pretty quickly.

    January 11, 2016 at 1:24 pm #7143
    DaveC
    Spectator

    With due respect to others considering the trip, I would say ‘book away’ and others can follow. Therefore as it stands, would you be able to book accomo in Tyndrum for 4 with any advance on 4 determined by tonight?
    What do you reckon? Is that fair?
    DC

    January 11, 2016 at 1:58 pm #7144
    Mike
    Blocked

    By The Way are fully booked for this weekend, so I’ve just booked for me & Maria at Crianlarich YHA. I would have booked for Dave and Matt too, but the website didn’t seem to let me book a private room and dorm beds at the same time… sorry.

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