Winter Continues - Part 2

A quick post script on yesterday's blog entry, in view of the fact that we're experiencing some rather exceptional winter weather just now.

Check the depth at Kinghouse on their web cam!

The horizontal blizzard at Clachaig is still raging, some 30 hours on, with no sign of letting up. I've spent most of this morning digging out our back road to the A82 to get staff into work, and then digging out our back road to get our residents out again. There's a bout 6 inches of slushy heavy snow between Clachaig and the A82. Fortunately, my trusty (should that be rusty!) Vito is in for some warranty work just now and the garage were kind enough to give me a 4WD Subarua Imprezza for the week (Oh, yes!)

The snow gates are now shut, keeping the road over Rannoch Moor closed for the time being. It seems that the Tyndrum to Oban road is open in the meantime, as towards sea level its mild enough for the snow to be melting.

I was up on the moor last night as again Glencoe Mountain Rescue were involved in another tragic mountain accident, involving an avlanche on Buachaille Etive Mor. Rescues apart, it has to be said that it was a wild night up there. And if now's a good time to remind you that you can raise funds for the team while doing your online shopping at stores like Amazon then click this link for further details of EasyFundraising.

So all in all, quite exceptional. Checkout the various links referred to yesterday, look at some of the blog links on this site or just email us at Clachaig or contact us through Facebook if you're looking for any more information about travelling to Glencoe at the moment.