A repost from one of our made to measure customers.

Aboyne Mid Deeside, originally uploaded by ecotorch.

First outing for my new Cabrach ventile ‘made to measure’ walking trousers from Hilltrek.co.uk this afternoon. A cold and high wind chill day and I am please to say the new trous kept out the wind. A wee bit of powder snow around and that sometimes blew up my legs, maybe an inner elastic finish in future designs? This is my first ventile material product. I like the feel of the finish, felt like I had been wearing the trousers for months. My last pair of hiking trousers were more high tech and involved washing them to keep them waterproof, while I;m yet to see these trousers in the wet they work in a more natural way, the fibres expand thus preventing the water from getting to you. This appeals to the eco in me, sort of fits in with the natural environment I like to be part of. So, bring on the rain through it looks like it will be more snow. . .

One of the best backcountry local skiing and ski touring communities is on the WinterHighland website. Last week a ski tourer made their way from Lochnagar to Glas Maol at Glenshee via the White Mounth plateau.  That is a fair few miles and looking at the photos they scored for great weather, a blue sky morning.