1996
NY8933 : The long schuss from Swinhope Head
taken 27 years ago, 4 km NNE of Ettersgill, County Durham, England
The long schuss from Swinhope Head
With the road pretty much impassable, even with four-wheel drive, from Watson's Bridge 3 kilometres ahead, I had the road to myself on cross country skis (apart from a couple of dogs, one of whom was fond of grabbing a ski tip and running off to one side). The hardened wind-packed snow was pretty resistant to breaking through, so my upward ski tracks are barely visible. Off the road, sastrugi make conditions rather more challenging.
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