Scotland's winter weather

[Ranald]

Not sure this will work, from all parts of the world, but worth a try...

url to start www.stv.tv

Then from the top bar (in red) select - STV Player

Then the top row, right hand link 'Scottish Bigfreeze'

Once this message is up on the board, I will try the link, but then I am in the UK !!

Wow.... it worked. Put up a message if worked, and you are not in the UK

Ranald

[Alastair]

Re: Scotland's winter weather

It came up with "For copyright reasons, this video is available to UK viewers only".

Alastair

[1938 Observer]

Re: Scotland's winter weather

It came up with "For copyright reasons, this video is available to UK viewers only".

Alastair

Alastair,
It was probably because it may have been a BBC video, I receive the STV Newsletter each week and their news items play, however items like all the current TV shows are restricted to UK.

But try this for some photographs,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Snow strikes Scotland - Winter 2010
Scotland woke up to a winter wonderland
there are about 150 photographs. http://news.stv.tv/galleries/novembe...snow-pictures/

[1938 Observer]

Re: Scotland's winter weather

Here is a little "Snow Story" for you to view on STV.

Homeowner sets off roof avalanche
Naj Mohammed filmed his friend Stevie Barron trying to knock ice from guttering


As the country warms up and starts to thaw out, people across the country are trying to get rid of the ice and snow that has built up on their guttering.

It’s not always that easy as this video of two neighbours in Dunfermline, Fife shows.

Stevie Barron, 41, was trying to get the ice out of the gutter when all the snow on the roof came crashing down, bringing some of the guttering with it.


Naj Mohammed - who filmed the whole thing on his mobile - said that they were trying to prevent too much damage to the house.

Worried that the snow and ice would bring the Sky dish down with it, they decided to knock it off themselves. After trying to use a ladder, Stevie started to prod the ice with a broom from his upstairs window.

Mr Mohammed, 40, said: “About 70 % of the gutters in our estate have come down. We were at the back of Stevie’s house and there was about two foot of snow on the guttering.

“Bits were pinging off and landing 20 foot away in the garden – we knew it was going to come down anyway.

“We were worried that if it came down it would bring the Sky dish and fascia boarding down with it so thought it would be best to knock it off. It was damage limitation.

“Then it came down and it was just so funny. It was the noise, but you can’t really hear that because I’m laughing.”

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-cen...oof-avalanche/

[1938 Observer]

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Downhill madness: Amazing footage of mystery man skiing down Arthur's Seat (Edinburgh)


Skier shocks passers-by as he plunges down famous Edinburgh landmark By Gavin Stuart

03 December 2010 11:33 GMT

When you think of ski resorts in Scotland, the likes of CairnGorm, Glenshee and the Nevis Range usually come to mind.

But this winter, a decidedly off-piste run in the nation’s capital could give them a run for their money - although it's not for the faint-hearted.

YouTube user y2james99 - real name James MacDougall - used his mobile phone to capture this startling footage of a lone skier as he hurtled down Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.


In a scene reminiscent of a James Bond film, the 31-second clip shows the skier leaping from an overhang about halfway up the hill in Holyrood Park before racing down the slope in the direction of the Scottish Parliament.

The unidentified man then comes to a stop at the bottom of the 823ft hill and disappears from view.

With the steep slope giving way to Queen's Drive at the base of the hill, the daredevil was at risk of severe injury if anything had gone wrong.

A spokesperson for Historic Scotland said: “Although we understand that people want to get out and enjoy the snow, it is important that this is done safely."

Mr McDougall, 27, said that he shot the video at 2pm in the afternoon on Wednesday, December 1 after going up the hill to take photos of the Edinburgh landscape. The bar worker added that the man was accompanied by two other skiers, but after the run on the video he didn't see them again.

The video has had thousands of views since it was posted on YouTube, but the skier himself has yet to come forward.

UPDATE

The mystery skier has been revealed as Gareth Trayner, Head Coach of the British Children's Ski Team.

Mr Trayner told STV that he and two friends - World Cup ski racer Finlay Mickel and ex-Scottish team athlete Jimmy Gill - made three "amazing" runs down the slope.

He said: “Finlay had been skiing the previous day at Hillend, and he suggested we go there for some runs. I thought – why not Arthur’s Seat?

“We originally tried the east side of the hill, but there’s a massive clearing there with a lot of gorse bushes so we decided to shift to the run on the video – skiing through gorse isn’t fun.

"We had three runs down this same slope, it was amazing, the best runs in Edinburgh we have ever had."

He added that he hopes the video brings a smile to people’s faces.

“There’s been so much talk about people being miserable in this weather, but there are a lot of people who are enjoying the snow – that’s what we were doing!"

However, Mr Trayner warned that less experienced skiers shouldn’t be tempted to copy him and his friends.

He said: “It’s fine for us to do it; we’ve all skied a lot. But it's a rocky run - you wouldn’t want someone thinking they could do it and hurting themselves.”

The British Children's Ski Team is currently looking for sponsors.

watch the video. http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-cen...-arthurs-seat/

[Ranald]

Re: Scotland's winter weather

Alastair

Pity is did not work, and the photos, I see it in real life lol

But the photos will show others how bad it was.

We are in a thaw just now, but the weather people say heavy snow returning next week, and we might even see a white Christmas...... sorry I do not want any more snow !

So some of our snow reached Chatham, I will sent the rest over soon.... !

Ranald

[Alastair]

Re: Scotland's winter weather

It was pointed out to me that when you see bad weather coming into Scotland it is usually coming from Newfoundland and thus seems Canada is responsible for a lot of your bad weather <grin>

Alastair