OH NO!

Glencoe Snow Report

CLOSED FOR THE DAY (MONDAY 21ST) DUE TO HIGH WINDS.

All runs are open and in great shape. Excellent conditions across the mountain. Upper slopes are in great condition, Main Basin and happy valley are filled with nice soft snow, Rannoch glades and Spring Run also have an excellent cover of soft snow but a little wind scoured right at the top. The flypaper will be assessed in the morning. Beginner Rope tow is currently out of action but the Plateau is loaded with soft snow.

Looks like there could be an icy blast towards the end of the week so lets hope the great covering of snow sticks till then.

Snowgoose















During the last couple of months I have been intrigued by a small promising development on Sunderland Street. With rumours of it becoming a new bar brought excitement and hope of somewhere in Macclesfield offering a fantastic design interior, a unique blend of music, quality drinks and with that a great crowd and atmosphere.

Last night the Snowgoose opened it's doors, met by the beautiful smell of wood burning in the stove and furnishing much of the interior I breathed an excited sigh of relief. The place albeit unfinished is looking awesome, downstairs there is a decent sized rustic wood bar with some great window seats opposite. The windows have been very tastily done as has the rest of the interior, the large wood burner makes a great centrepiece leading round to an outdoor beer garden and stairs to upstairs. Here is a large open plan room complete with second wood burner and piano that was just like being in an alpine bar. The substantial wood benches and tables are excellent features not to mention the antique skis and 'Snurfer' looking snowboard.

It will be interesting to see how the place evolves it certainly got my mind ticking over with possibilities, I'd be interested to know what's happening with the scrub of land next door as that could become an awesome garden area secluded and quite a haven if designed well.

Anyway well done and thanks to the Snowgoose

RIP Sion Milosky


SION MILOSKY FOREVER from WINDOWSEATpictures on Vimeo.

Yesterday Mavericks claimed the life of another surfer during a big wave session involving a lot of guys with a huge amount of talent experience.

Sion Milosky died at about 6.30pm on March 16th after apparently becoming trapped under water after a particularly big wave rolled over him. His board was reportedly seen tombstoning but PWC assistance couldn't make it through the subsequent waves and by the the time a few more waves had crashed through sion's board was gone. Eventually Sion was located and CPR was given but tragically it was too late. Chris Killen a videographer who was on one of the ski's that day tells the complete story here.

Sincere condolences go out to Sion's family and friends.

Board Snappers




Needless to say we didn't go out here. Although it looks quite tasty in the split second of these photos what followed was a maelstrom of overhead, closeout, board/body snapping, sand dredging explosion of water. Fun to watch but after initially psyching ourselves up for it decided to go for the more mellow surf around the corner.

Carus Live at Ronnies

































New poster design for the latest Carus gig at Ronnies Bar, Macclesfield, this Saturday 12th March from 7pm