Mid summer skiing
Weather permitting there are normally a handful of skiing enthusiasts who make it up to enjoy the last few snow patches on the back of Cairn Gorm on mid summer’s day. This year a dozen or so hardy skiers and boarders walked up to the patch to the east of the summit. The final remnants of the good snow this winter meant that the patch was much larger than it was at this time last year. By all accounts the vertical drop was around 100 meters. The guys built a kicker and there were some impressive iron cross and 180 jumps. I have copied one of the photos taken by Sandy McBean below and there are some great shots on Highland Instinct- follow the link http://www.highland-instinct.co.uk/gallery/cg/winter200708/08jun21/ 
June 25th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Whoa! Sweet pics. I love when I can actually see photos of people across the world skiing into the summer! There are actually a number of ski area’s still open in Europe and North America, although most of it is glacier skiing. The S. Hemi ski season is just kicking off, and Argentina looks like the place to be right about now. Check out http://www.onthesnow.com/drupal/node/22920?XE_LNK=HomePageNews_4 to find out which areas are still open, and for the most up-to-date snow conditions.
June 25th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Yes, I was there, and it was terrific fun. Got one or two odd looks when wandering through the car park at the start with skis strapped to my pack…. Who needs to go glacier skiing in Europe when there’s summer skiing available right here in the UK?
All we need now is for you to put up a rope tow over there, and start building a fun park! Over to you….
Mike