I don't do morning!!!....or do I?

Angus: 'Lets go touring'
Me: 'After work? I'm up for that.' as I looked oot the window and see snow falling as it has done all day!

Tuesday 16th Feb. Snow was for casted for the Wednesday, but hey! its here now. Standing in the shop trying tae shoo the last of the customers oot so I can get me gear taegether for Angus' skin up the mountain.

Me: 'you coming Rob?'
Rob: 'Eh eh, aye, eh ok, aye. What now?'
Me: 'Yeah, its tipping it doon!'
Rob: 'Cool, lets do it'
Me: 'Right lets meet at the snow gates in 45min'

42min and 38 seconds late, phone rings

Me: 'Angus? whats up?'
Angus: It fucked! the gates are close, and i think that people are struggling tae get doon the mountain!'
Me: 'Shite.'

Me: 'Rob? its fucked.'
Rob: 'Shite.'
Me:'Aye.'
Angus:' We could always go up tomorrow morning? Lets say, at the snow gates for 06:00?'
Me: 'Eh.....ok.....shite.'

But getting up in the mornings isn't that bad when your going tae be the first person tae slide doon a slope where no one has been since the fresh snow has fell. Morning aren't that bad.

So myself, Danny (www.mountainplan.com), Angus, and Rob (mountain spirit) met at the snow gates and skinned all the way tae the summit of Cairngorm. Blue bird morning with an awesome sunrise that turned the hill orange. The more the sun popped oot, the more the hills begged you tae get skinning over tae them tae go play.

Unfortunately work was at 09:00, so we hunkered doon the hill tae the top car park, traversed level tae the link boulder, and ski doon through the trees in the powder back tae the vans.

Not a bad way tae start the day!