http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/02/ski-touring-in-deeside-part-2/ Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:07:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/02/ski-touring-in-deeside-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-121 James Littlejohn Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.hillgear.com/blog/?p=292#comment-121 Hopefully the return of the powder snow next week as I want to take the downhill ski up Pressendye for a turn or two. Hopefully the return of the powder snow next week as I want to take the downhill ski up Pressendye for a turn or two.

]]> http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/blog/2010/02/ski-touring-in-deeside-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Bob Humphreys Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:25:26 +0000 http://www.hillgear.com/blog/?p=292#comment-118 Concerns have been raised regarding future access to the Graham Pressendye in Aberdeenshire. There is a proposal for a windfarm situated from the summit and across the ridge to the North. This proposal now sits with the Reporter In their latest submission the developers have made the following statement "Standard advisory signage is placed at all entrances to the site stating that during periods of cold, wet and windy conditions there is a risk of ice throw and not to approach the wind turbines"  This would mean that for long periods of the year the summit would be a no go area. This would be totally against Scotland's open access policy and set an aweful precedent for all other Scottish summits. We need to raise our concerns with the Scottish goverment and protect our mountains Concerns have been raised regarding future access to the Graham Pressendye in Aberdeenshire. There is a proposal for a windfarm situated from the summit and across the ridge to the North. This proposal now sits with the Reporter
In their latest submission the developers have made the following statement
“Standard advisory signage is placed at all entrances to the site stating
that during periods of cold, wet and windy conditions there is a risk of
ice throw and not to approach the wind turbines” 
This would mean that for long periods of the year the summit would be a no go area. This would be totally against Scotland’s open access policy and set an aweful precedent for all other Scottish summits. We need to raise our concerns with the Scottish goverment and protect our mountains

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