From corn to mashed potatoes: how to get the most out of spring skiing The key to enjoying spring skiing is getting your head around the variable snow conditions that come with variable temperatures, writes Roger Cox

Still some good skiing & boarding to be had at Glencoe and Cairngorm - here's a guide to making the best of late season snow conditions:

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#skiing #snowboarding #scotland #glencoe #cairngorm #snow

Do Blue by Nick Hounsfield & Abby Richardson review: 'an easy-to-digest primer on blue health'

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#surfing #wildswimming #bluehealth #surftherapy #health #outdoors #thewave #lostshore #thewaveproject #surfwell #intotheblue #books #booksky

Scottish Elections - Surfers Against Sewage It’s time to cut the crap. Read our manifesto for the upcoming elections in Scotland as we lay out what is needed to end sewage and plastic pollution.

The @sascampaigns.bsky.social election tour of Scotland kicks off next week - full details here:

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According to the guidebooks, this spot is an "average beachbreak." Fair enough. Here it is on an above average evening last week..

#surfing #scotland #waves #surf #mountains #photography #lawofaverages

Pretty dreamy up north today

#scotland #surfing

Tail-end of Storm Dave hitting Sandwood Bay today

#surfing #scotland #stormdave

Tasty little wedge courtesy of Storm Dave

#scotland #surfing #stormdave

Sometimes the best way to find uncrowded waves is to follow the sheep

#surfing #scotland #herdmentality

From corn to mashed potatoes: how to get the most out of spring skiing - had fun trawling the archives to find pics of 101 different kinds of spring snow to illustrate this one...

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#skiing #snowboarding #snow #spring #scotland #france #usa #sweden

Loving the expressive hand action!

The Scottish National Surfing Championships kick off at Thurso East today, with Storm Dave in charge of the wave pool - live stream on the link below:

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#surfing #scotland #thurso #caithness #scottishsurfing #stormdave

Surf style book gives chillier locations the cold shoulder From the images in The Stylish Life: Surfing, you wouldn’t know that there’s much of a scene beyond California and Hawaii , writes Roger Cox

Surf style book gives chillier locations the cold shoulder - there's barely a beanie to be seen(ie)..

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#surf #surfing #fashion #style #photography #publishing #books #booksky #california #malibu #sanfrancisco #lagunabeach #hawaii #canada #scotland #tasmania

There have been some epic Surfer's Journal covers since I started subscribing six years ago. In all that time though, I don't think there's been a pic on the front that makes you want to get out there more than this latest one by Rambo Estrada..

#surfing #magazines #photography #surfersjournal

How the Scottish ski industry got its mojo back in 2026 Whatever the final sales figures show, 2026 will go down in history as a year when Scottish skiing broke a worrying losing streak, writes Roger Cox

How the Scottish ski industry got its mojo back in 2026

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#skiing #snowbarding #scotland #cairngorm #glencoe #glenshee #thelecht #nevisrange

The Hi-Land Fling pro surf contest returns to Lost Shore from 14-17 May - read all about last year’s event here:

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#surfing #Scotland #lostshore #wavepools #prosurf #edinburgh

The View from the Shoulder | Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher - buy books online The story of surfing in Scotland is defined by people who dared to dream in spite of the cold, from Neva MacDonald-Haig and the coffin-lid surfers of Machrihanish, who first took to the waves off the ...

Text taken from The View From the Shoulder: A Portrait of Scottish Surfing

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#books #booksky #scottishbooks #surfbooks

In the new edition of Crush surf mag: The Ben Larg Files - some of my interviews with / reports on the Scottish big wave legend from the last ten years, with photography by Oscar James, Ben O’Donnell & more

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#surfing #scotland #ireland #benlarg #bigwaves

Walking in James Hutton’s footsteps is about to get easier With the tercentenary of ‘the founder of modern geology’ just months away, plans are afoot to improve access to the places where he made his most significant discoveries, writes Roger Cox

Walking in James Hutton’s footsteps is about to get easier - with the tercentenary of ‘the founder of modern geology’ just months away, plans are afoot to improve access to the places where he made his most significant discoveries

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#geology #scotland #hutton300

Outstanding branding

#tirol #austria #cola #skiing #snowboarding #apresski #branding #marketing #logos

Easy peeler, somewhere in SE Scotland

#surfing #scotland #offshorewind

Why skiers and snowboarders should beware of the 'expert halo' Enlisting the help of an experienced guide is a great way to enjoy the backcountry, but it shouldn’t be seen as a cast-iron guarantee of safety, writes Roger Cox

Why skiers and snowboarders should beware of the 'expert halo'

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#skiing #snowboarding #alps #backcountry #offpiste #avalanche #mountains #psychology

Loving the feature on egg-shaped surfboards in the latest edition of The Surfer’s Journal (and can confirm that my 7’6” Donald Takayama egg is the funnest board I’ve ever ridden)

#surfing #surfboards #deaign #eggs #happinessiseggshaped

Jonathan Fish, competing at the first ever Coe Cup freeride event at Glencoe in 2012. This year’s contest will be the third and final stop of the 2026 Scottish Freedom Series - results so far here: www.britishfreeride.org/competitions

#skiing #snowboarding #glencoe #scotland #freeride

Scottish Ski & Board 2025/26 e-mag How do you capture the magic of skiing in Scotland? That’s been our mission for over a decade, writes Roger Cox

Looking like a great weekend for snowsports at Cairngorm, Glencoe, Glenshee and The Lecht. Planning a trip? Here's our guide to Scotland's ski resorts:

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#skiing #snowboarding #scotland #cairngorm #glenshee #glencoe #thelecht

Day of Access project aims to make Scotland's right to roam truly universal The right to roam has opened up our wild spaces but there are still groups who need assistance to benefit from it, writes Roger Cox

Day of Access project aims to make Scotland’s right to roam truly universal

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#scotland #wildland #access #righttoroam #wilderness

POV: bushwhacking

#snowboarding #sweden #trees #snow #gopro #aboriculture

Turning Tides | Db x Looking Sideways Fund YouTube video by Db

Sewage pollution in SE Scotland brilliantly exposed by Antoine Couturier & team

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@sascampaigns.bsky.social #surfing #scotland #sewage #pollution

Why battling the mid-life 'joy drain' might be easier than you think When men reach middle age they risk ‘losing their capacity for joy’, but could the solution be as simple as making fun a priority?

Why battling the mid-life 'joy drain' might be easier than you think (with thanks to @tupped.bsky.social)

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#snowboarding #surfing #midlifecrisis

Swedish pub decor hits different

#pubs #sweden #interiordesign #plasticwildlife #noveltylightfittings

Thurso East makes @sascampaigns.bsky.social list of top ten most polluted surf spots in the UK in 2025

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#surfing #scotland #pollution #sewage #thurso #scottishwater