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
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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Geographical Context: Uplands Roads, Road transport Moorland Category: Minor Road Ski Route Category: Ski route
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Swinhope Head [19] · Road at Swinhope Head [9] · Snow [3] ·
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NY8933, 27 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Andy Waddington   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 21 November, 1996   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 5 February, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8991 3308 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:41.5594N 2:9.4833W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 8988 3314
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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