Clachnaben - We finally did it! Feb 12, 2009

We finally did it. We have been dreaming of snowboarding Clachnaben. We got there and walked up the wooded path and found it to be the deepest snow we have seen yet. We had our snowboard boots in our packs. I strapped on my board with only my hiking boots from the top of the hill and boarded down the path to the farmers fence. He was outside with his dog and they were both staring at me like I was an alien! I hopped the gate and strapped back in down to the bottom of the hill. It felt great! Nobody had been up so the snow along the path to Clachnaben was DEEP! It took us one hour just to get to the bottom. The sheep had run narrow paths through the woods so we used those as our walkway. The hike up was the hardest yet. Thigh to stomach deep, heavy snow all the way to the top. But we made it and boarded down the same beautiful deep snow. It was great, but exhausting.