A cold start to January 2025

For all of the UK, 2025 started with a cold snap and in many places lots of subsequent snow. In the Cairngorms we were treated to about 10 days of beautiful snowy weather and temperatures down to about -17. Luckily reindeer are so well adapted to the cold, that they don’t even feel the cold at -17, instead they actively enjoy cold weather in the winter. Here is a photo blog showing some of the beautiful snow days that we have had recently.

Peanut lying down in the snow. In their winter coat, reindeer are so well insulated that they lie on snow without melting it.
Nuii, Peanut’s daughter, a firm favourite amongst the herders.
The last Hill Trip of the year walking down to the reindeer.
Glacée and the rest of the herd walking out to the free-range.
Maisie, Andi and Lotti after letting the reindeer out to free-range for the rest of the winter.
Glenmore looking like Narnia.
Lisette and Cameron leading Frost and Mr Whippy off the hill to go and free-range at our second base.
Reindeer calves running through the snow for their food!!!
Sheena stuck in a snowdrift.
Gorgeous Chai.
The herd waiting for their food!
Sheena, Cameron and Amy on the way back home from a snowy reindeer feed!
And finally, here is a photo from the next day! With the snow almost entirely gone, what a difference in 24 hours.

Lotti

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