Any snowsports in Ireland?

Dont think too many people want to tear teh belly of their boards or ski's on Irish mountains off rocks.

Way too much work and little payback in climing a big hill and then taking 5 seconds to reach the bottom.

Besides the apres ski is sh1t in the dubln moutains;)

last time round it was 40-50cms in some spots, thats better than some resorts have right now!!!

The real value is making yourself a kicker/some other feature and hitting that

Still better than sitting at home watching corrie!!!!!!!!!!



PS possible snow in the east tomorrow!!

There are a few vids up on youtube of lads in the wicklow mountains and somewhere in the southeast trying to do a bit last year.
Admire the efforts but can't imagine that the result was worth it.
Also one of some lad who built a little jump in his garden:D

Even if we got enough snow, I don't reckon our mountains are long enough or steep enough to give you a decent run

Just noticed this thread. There is some serious snow cover in the Djouce/Sally gap area of Wicklow. At a guess, I'd say 50cm as it was snowing constantly for 3 days. Also, normally, snow covered djouce is speckled with gorse. Only with really deep snow is it totally white, which it is now.

Here is a route I'd recommend for skiers/snowboarders. Take the route to the Sally Gap from Kilmacanogue. Park at the entrance to the Luggala estate. The road should be clear to here, but you really need a 4x4. There is then a semi-private road about 2KM long down to Lough Tay/Dan. I'd say that this would make a good skiing/snowboard route. Only problem is getting back up!

Alternative would be to take the same route but walk about 400 yards further on to the forest entrance on the right. You could down ski down to balinastoe woods using the forest walk. Advantage here is that a vehicle could then pick you up again at the bottom. Have fun!!

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