UK Outdoor Snow News

With temperatures turning a bit warmer over the weekend this may be one of the last weekends that you can still ski Glencoe's main basin from top to bottom without taking your ski's of. A couple of pictures below from my hike up to fix the summit camera on Wednesday 16th May. The canyon then .. More...

There's been 3-4" of fresh snow at car park level and about 8" in the top bowls first thing and it is still snowing! Constant snowfall this morning has added another 3 inches, looks like the ski season is going on and on and on and on... This weekend we plan to operate the Ciste, Ptarmigan, .... More...

Sunshine, light winds and regular top-ups of fresh snow on a firm base have continued to draw skiers and boarders to CairnGorm Mountain over the bank holiday weekend and the great conditions on the upper part of the mountain look set to remain for next weekend too. In the course of the weekend ....More...

While much of drought stricken England has welcomed plentiful rain to help rebuild diminished water levels, Northern Scotland, in a rare contrast, has been largely blessed by bright sunshine for the past week. “Just a reminder that the sun is pretty fierce at this time of year, so factor 30 at ..More...

Snow has been falling at all levels today at CairnGorm. The freezing level is currently 700 metres. There is some drifting in places with the snowpack now firming up with soft powder on top. The forecast is to go colder with snow showers, which will enable the groomers to patch up more easily. ....More...

After a glorious week with temperatures in the 20's the weather is due to turn colder for the bank holiday weekend. Skiing/Snowboarding Despite the weather turning colder with snow showers forecast for the weekend we still do not have enough snow to run the upper tows. The access chair however ....More...

Maybe the snow gods have taken pity on us after a pretty average Scottish winter and decided to give it one last shot this season... If you want lift accessed snow, Cairngorm is the only place to be this weekend, with all the other resorts currently closed. At the 'Gorm the first train up leaving .... More...

We think so! Check out some photos of yesterday on the mountain courtesy of Stevie McKenna/Ski Scotland. Temperatures are set to become milder for a few days, but then drop below freezing again and should maintain the snow well in to May. More...

Unfortunately, the snow line this week has been just above the rescue shed so although the top 80% of the upper runs are in great shape we have had no new snow at the bottom of the main basin T-bar so we will be unable to officially open for snow sports this weekend. However, there is a great .... More...

An even bigger weekend coming up this Saturday and Sunday at CairnGorm with lots of fresh powdery snow! We are planning on operating the Ciste, Ptarmigan, M1 and Polar Express with the Funicular running every 20 minutes and all trains making mid station up stops. Once again we will be running some ....More...

We are open for skiing this weekend and the forecast is for spells of sunshine, light winds and some heavy snow showers above 600m. All open runs have a good cover of soft snow with a light dusting of fresh. All runs are unpisted so are only suitable for intermediates and experts. The best .... More...

Recent heavy snowfall has set up CairnGorm ski area near Aviemore for a weekend during which the resort’s operators plan to celebrate what they describe as ‘Winter part 3’. Following another day of frequent snow showers above 700m and further fresh snow overnight and with light winds forecast, the ....More...

After exactly 60 days without skiing, Glencoe re-opens again tomorrow for intermediate and expert skiers and snowboarders only. We will be open for skiing tomorrow Thursday 19th April. We will open slightly later than normal at 9.30am. Conditions are currently only suitable for .... More...

There is now enough snow on the main basin uptrack to run the tow, however the ground is still too soft and warm to piste the uptrack and runs so any skiing available will be un-pisted. As long as we don't lose too much snow we should be able to open this weekend. The forecast however is to .. More...

The notoriously erratic Scottish ski season got back underway this weekend at CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore after fresh April snow built up to a level that allowed the centre to re-open some limited terrain near the top of the slopes. Following three good winters and a promising start to ....More...

Despite 18" or so of snow falling this week it looks unlikely that that we will be able to offer any lift served snowsports this weekend however there are still some great opportunities for people with touring gear or anyone who is prepared to hike up from the top of the access chair. .... More...

Following a month or more in which their customers thought it was all over for the season, Scotland’s premier snowsports resort CairnGorm Mountain is going to be open for snowsports this weekend. Conditions in the top bowl are said to be ideal for beginners and with a forecast of light winds, ....More...

Even the most die-hard defenders of Scottish skiing would concede that the winter of 2011/12 has been a disaster. A couple of big dumps of snow early in the season made it look as if we were in for another cold one, but then... nothing. Still, at least the season had one redeeming feature: the ....More...

The Met Office has issued "be prepared" alerts, warning of snow across much of Scotland on Monday night. Forecasters said rain spreading south late on Monday and into Tuesday "would turn increasingly to snow". The Met Office issued amber warnings for Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife, .... More...

A cut in VAT on lift tickets in Scotland (and apparently for operators of indoor snow centres and dry slopes across the UK too) was among the small print of the British Government’s 2012 budget this week. Ski areas in Scotland have been campaigning for over a decade to have the purchase tax on ....More...

“Following two outstanding snowsports seasons, this year has been a massive challenge for the team at CairnGorm Mountain. The season is shaping up to be one of the worst since the funicular was built and amongst the worst on record. For the operators not to be skiing in March is something they have ..More...

Unfortunately the snow that fell earlier this week has now been washed away by the heavy overnight rainfall leaving us in exactly the same position as last week with not enough snow to run the uplift. Last weekend a number of people enjoyed some great turns after hiking up from the top of the .... More...

Two weeks of high temperatures, strong winds and rain unfortunately mean that we do not have enough snow for skiing at the moment. The main basin run is still complete, but unfortunately the uptrack is now broken. There is some snow forecast for the weekend so fingers crossed we can be back ....More...

Mild wet and windy conditions all week have dramatically reduced snow cover on the mountain, however we still have good cover in the natural gullies and the main basin Tbar up-track is still intact. Unfortunately the strong to gale force winds we have experienced all week don't look like giving .... More...

Blizzard conditions are forecast for tonight and into tomorrow. Current forecasting models are showing 20+cm of new snow is due to be blown in on a strong North Westerly wind tonight. This should dramatically improve conditions on the mountain, but the strong winds forecast may cause a ....More...

Glencoe is currently offering great conditions for intermediates and experts, but only have limited terrain available for beginners. Hopefully this will change with the snow forecast for Friday and Saturday. Still masses of snow in the main basin Haggis trap almost completely filled in .. .. More...

After a little rain earlier in the week, the temperature is expected to drop consistently below zero over the weekend and into the beginning of next week - and we may just get a little more new snow, but it certainly won't be worth digging out the snorkel just yet. Sunday looks to be the best day .... More...

We have just submitted an application for European funding for a new Kassbohrer PB 400 piste machine. Having a second piste machine will allow us to groom more of the mountain and create a better terrain park which should improve the experience for everyone on the mountain. However even if .... More...

There have been some stunning conditions this week with light wind, sunshine and some nice snow in places. All this is expected to change overnight as an Atlantic front sweeps in bringing some much needed fresh snow. All tows will run this weekend and all runs are open other than the flypaper,..More...

With the temperature dropping and looking likely to stay below freezing over the weekend, we're expecting a dusting of new snow. If you're looking to stay out of the wind, Glencoe & Nevis are probably the places to be on Saturday, but in all resorts it will still be manageable particularly on .... More...

A new Transceiver Park at Nevis Range is now open for practicing search and rescue scenarios using transceiver, shovels and probes. The park is for all mountain users to encourage better use of avalanche transceivers. Nevis Range recommends that all skiers, boarders and mountaineers accessing .... More...

All runs on the mountain have improved with continuing snowfall. Lower slopes have 2-3" of fresh fallen and windblown soft snow on a firm base. Upper slopes are in fantastic condition with 6" of fresh at the top, big pockets of soft snow on a firm base.. Fresh Tracks .. Lovely Skiing. All runs on .... More...

Next weekend will see an Avalanche Training Course taking place at Cairngorm mountain above Aviemore in Scotland. During the Winter of 2009/10, 30% of human triggered avalanches in Scotland were triggered by skiers and snowboarders. Last season, the sportScotland Avalanche Information Service ..More...

Despite the recent thaw we still have some good skiing on offer and a very favourable forecast for the weekend - sunshine and light winds (can you believe it light winds!!) Conditions report Upper Mountain - The main Basin is in good shape with a wide cover of firm snow with small pockets of .... More...

The weather has been poor at best so far with just a couple of really good days, but it's not all doom and gloom. The park build has started with the "West Coast Park Project" similar to that at Glencoe last year, with a bigger crew, more resources and bigger area. They plan to run a number of .... More...

Conditions update - 6th Jan 2012 Snow cover on the mountain is looking very good again with all runs and tow tracks complete. Current snow conditions are very mixed with most of the upper runs being wind-scoured and icy while from the rescue shed down conditions are much nicer especially .... More...

CairnGorm Mountain’s famous White Lady chairlift, made a brief re-appearance last week when it’s very first passenger found herself seated on the chair again after a lapse of 50 years. Katriona McIntyre and her brother were the first two passengers on the first chair out on the mountain above ....More...

Glencoe Mountain Update - 30th Dec 2011 Heavy snow has been falling over the last 3 days massively improving conditions on the mountain after last weeks thaw. However the very strong winds have meant that the snow has ended up blowing into the gullies and not on the tow tracks where we need it. ..More...

Unfortunately we don't have enough snow for skiing at the moment. However snow is forecast for Wednesday and Thursday so we are hopeful of being able to re-open later in the week. There is still a good cover of snow in the gullies but unfortunately all the tow tracks are now broken.It won't take .... More...

The weather for tomorrow (Friday) is for moderate (25 -30mph) westerly winds with frequent snow showers and despite the thaw all main links, tows and runs are still complete. However the weather for this coming Sunday and Monday is atrocious with strong winds, high temperatures and torrential .... More...

One of England’s highest flushing loos has been completed and christened in a mountain ceremony with a difference. Standing at 2,500ft on the flanks of Raise near Helvellyn – the Lake District’s third highest mountain – this is no bog standard privy. In fact, it has taken 75 years to bring ....More...

All five Scottish ski areas planned to open last weekend after two had to delay their planned opening a week ago when 130mph (208kph) winds hit the mountain tops. It’s the fourth ‘good start to winter’ in a row in Scotland after an unseasonably warm November and the second year that all five ....More...

The resort had hoped to open last weekend, one week earlier than planned, due to the significant snowfall on the slopes and final preparations were well underway until the storm hit. High winds are regularly recorded on the slopes of Aonach Mor, and ongoing maintenance and repair work is very .... More...

We have some great news Scottish Hydro have now guaranteed us power for tomorrow and have sited a 1MW generator on site just to make sure. We anticipate having the Access Chair, Wall T-bar and Main Basin T-bar running first thing with the cliffy opening if needed. This will allow you to access .... More...

Scottish ski areas have been opening this weekend after a dramatic week that saw heavy snowfall at most areas earlier in the week followed by some of the strongest winds ever recorded in the UK gusting to over 160mph which caused damage and derailed lifts delaying planned openings at some areas. .. ..More...

A loaded main basin Power has now been restored to the mountain and we expect when the wind dies down to have all lifts open other than the Poma which needs a little more TLC before it will run. Poma When the Poma shed was destroyed the control panel and power meters were left out .... More...

Glencoe still has no power, telephone or mobile signal on the hill and the hydro still cannot give us a time for getting the power back on. They do however have the access chair running again and will be selling day tickets today for this chair only. Ticket prices will be set in the morning once ..More...

This is a bit of a good news bad news update. The good news is that we reckon we have more snow than at any point last season. Enough snow in fact that the skidoo driver couldn't get up the Poma uptrack without banging his head on the cable. The bad news is that we suffered extensive storm .... More...

Glenshee earlier todayAfter some near record breaking storms yesterday it’s looking like a couple of Scotland’s resorts will be opening this weekend if the weather allows. Right now, everyone’s assessing snow / damage after the storm but Glenshee and the Lecht are both hoping to get their lifts .... More...

Nevis Range plans to open for skiing and snowboarding this weekend, earlier than planned, due to the recent significant snowfall. The resort is currently amidst its annual maintenance period, but will pull out all the stops to open at the weekend. Work undertaken this year includes building .... More...

Glencoe Mountain are delighted to announce that they will be opening at 10am on Friday 9th of Dec for the 2011/2012 ski season... weather permitting. The forecast for Friday is a little stormy, but they appreciate how desperate some of you are to get out and slash up some powder so will do .... More...

The new piste basher was finally unloaded at Nevis Range yesterday, in the middle of blizzard like conditions in the car park, fitting for a PistenBully 300 Polar. Coming from a resort in Switzerland, via the PistenBully factory in Germany where is was reconditioned, it’s "new to Nevis" with just .... More...

Over the summer the Engineering team have been busy carrying out lift maintenance at Nevis Range. They’ve replaced the bearings on the Goose t bar return bull-wheel, which involved removing the haul rope and then lowering the bull-wheel to the ground in order to allow access to the bearings. The .. More...

Here's some pictures from Glencoe Mountain showing the new beginners tow in situ. The rope tow starts about 50m up the hill from the Poma base station... ... and a downhill off ramp allows you to get to within about 50m of the plateau cafe. www.facebook.com/GlencoeMountain [From .... More...

Well it’s that time of year again the mountain bike track is closed and the mountain is preparing for snow. Headed up to the summit last week just to get a look at the condition of the features that we have, and to see what features would need to be taken down to the workshop and repaired before .. More...

Despite the very wet weather over the summer there has been lots going on at Glencoe. The beginners rope tow has been moved so that it now runs across the plateau. This elimates the long walk for beginners. It's just a small change but it should make a massive difference. For the first time .... More...

Winter arrived in Scotland this week with all five resorts getting snowfall and for the dedicated it’s resulted in the 24th consecutive month of riding in Scotland! As I write there’s still not quite enough for anywhere to open yet but it was waist deep (in drifts) at Cairngorm today. Provided .... More...

Whatever the winter brings, skiers and snowboarders will be able to follow the best snowconditions around Scotland with the ski-scotland All Area Season Pass, giving access to all mountain ski areas all winter long. “The All Area Season Pass has been really popular over the last couple of ....More...

‘The smallest patch of snow I've ever tried to turn on!’ was how intrepid skier Helen ‘Hilly’ Rennie from Inverness described this patch of snow in Ciste Mheared in the Cairngorms at the start of September as she managed just two linked turns to take her to her 23rd consecutive month of skiing in .. More...

Glenshee has announced plans to install a new chairlift for winter 2011-12. The new chairlift accessing the Cairnwell cafe was purchased last year but was not installed last winter due to not being able to get go ahead from the Deptartment of Transport in time. “Stage one has been approved now ....More...

On June 6th Dave Jacobs Aberdeen Snowsports Centre’s dedicated General Manager will be setting off a five day, Scotland-wide cycle and run challenge to raise money for Aberdeen Snowsports Centre. Dave will be cycling from Aberdeen Snowsports Centre around all five Scottish ski resorts covering a ..More...

For the second year in succession CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore in Northern Scotland has been able to report figures of over 120,000 skiing and snowboarding visitors. It is over 15 years since the resort had two seasons in succession with numbers over 120,000. The 2010-11 season started early, ....More...

And so it end’s after another very respectable winter season in Scotland. While there’s always the possibility of snow any time of the year up here, it’s unlikely the lifts will be turning again until the Autumn. Over 370,000 people made the trip to the Scottish resorts this year and some were .... More...

Cairngorm have done it again and kept things going until Easter weekend... just. Only the Ptarmigan bowl remains for list access skiing following a fast thaw in the Ciste basin. What’s left is the park with a couple of kickers, a hip and some rails as well as some good beginner intermediate .... More...

Following the tropical weekend we were all gifted with, things have cooled down up north and the snow melt has mellowed with the lifts still open at Cairngorm at least! Last weekend saw the Vans Dawn of the Shred Comp return which was another awesome comp made even better by blue skies and decent .... More...

Only two weeks after all operational ski lifts in Scotland were open for the first time in 15 years, four of the country’s five centres have been forced to close for snowsports after torrential rain, strong winds and double-digit temperatures annihilated snow cover. The destruction of the snowbase ....More...

And so it continues... Despite the tropical conditions most of the UK is basking in, there is still (some) snow to be had in Scotland with Cairngorm still open top to mid station. It’s classic spring conditions but the favourable weather’s providing some awesome riding. The hairdryer conditions .. More...

CairnGorm Mountain is making available a ski mountaineering ticket at an introductory price of £10. The ticket will only be valid for use on the day of issue and ski mountaineers will be able to use the ticket on a total of two tows only to reach the point where they start their ski mountaineering. ..More...

CairnGorm Mountain in Scotland’s skier numbers for the season to date have now passed the 115,000 mark and they are still skiing from top to bottom at the resort thanks to some skilful groomer work. The last time the resort had two seasons in succession with numbers more than 115,000 was in the ....More...

The Scottish winter season just keeps on banging it out. All five resorts still have good coverage, and with more settled weather conditions expected for this weekend, it should be a great one. The mid-week wind has dropped and will be staying away over the weekend, and high pressure is creeping .... More...

Glenshee PisteSnowtime! The predicted snowfall came and then some - all of Scotland’s five resorts got a LOT of fresh snow over the weekend and the start of this week with blue skies coming out yesterday giving some of the best conditions in years and possibly the best snow in Europe right now. .... More...

Following persistent snowfall skiers and snowboarders will be able to take to the slopes of Nevis Range, Fort William, in the Outdoor Capital of the UK, this weekend (19-20 March) and will find every single lift operating for the first time for 6 years. Typically, snow falling early in the .... More...

Here's a new feature, which we hope will become a regular fixture on SCUK. Brought to you courtesy of Freeze Pro Shop in Edinburgh. One word – WILD. This last week has seen the return of winter with significant snowfall and strong winds following a couple of weeks of hairdryer thawing. Both .... More...

Here's something we didn't know about, but a worthwhile activity for anybody who likes to go off piste; free transceiver training. Also, linked from that page is a simple guide for using a transceiver from Backcountry Access. Stay safe people.

Following the success of the 2010 "CairnGorm in Kilts" event last year in which the Aviemore ski area attempted to get as many people as possible skiing or boarding in kilts at one time, the charity event is back for another record breaking attempt in March. Last year 235 skiers and boarders ....More...

Join us on our (almost) annual mountain dash this Sunday 13th February at Nevis Range. This annual mountain dash from the summit of Aonach Mor starts close to the Ski Patrol hut on the summit and finishes at a location to be confirmed - probably not until the day, but likely to be either Meall ....More...

CairnGorm Mountain has been given a gold award in the Green Tourism Business Scheme for the seventh year running. The Scheme has been running since 1997 and with over 2000 members across the whole of the UK and Ireland, it is the largest and most established scheme of its type in the world. The .... More...

Singles are invited to take to the slopes of Aonach Mor for a day of falling in the snow, which may eventually lead to them falling in love. The Nevis Range ski resort has introduced a Ski Single day, which will run on St Valentines day in February. Aimed at singles who have never skied before,..More...

The Scottish government’s sports minister has said she will look again at plans to build a ski area on Ben Wyvis, which were shelved nearly 30 years ago. In the 1970s a proposal to build a funicular railway and ski area on Ben Wyvis, located north of Inverness and one of the UK’s highest peaks ....More...

Scotland's mountain ski areas are on track for another good snowsports season, with latest figures showing a 3% increase on last year, which itself was an outstanding season. "We are absolutely delighted to be slightly ahead of last year", said Chair of ski-scotland Heather Negus. Since ....More...

The Glenshee Ski Centre Freestyle Park opened recently. The park was funded by a grant from "Awards for All" to the Glenshee Performance Squad (GPS). The GPS are a group of Snowsports Clubs which combine together to enable the best use of trainers and coaches to instruct children of all ages. GPS .. More...

Conditions at all five Scottish ski areas remain good to very good raising early hopes that 2010-11 could end up as big a success as 2009-10. Although it is too early to predict such a conclusion, with the earliest opening of the ski areas already approaching two months of operation, the fact ....More...

GlenCoe is a small resort in Scotland built by Enthusiasts back in the day, one of the lifts is still powered by a truck motor that someone managed to drive up the hill. Although a small resort with what might seem like a limited number of lifts, what those lifts can access is an amazingly .... More...

All five of Scotland’s ski areas are open today with Glencoe now open joining the other four. Most have a deep base, some with fresh snow and more snow forecast. “Santa arrived early for Scotland’s ski areas,” said Chair of ski-scotland Heather Negus, “bringing us excellent snow to give us our ....More...

Almost 400 skiers and snowboarders swapped a day of last minute shopping for a day on the slopes. The Nevis Range resort officially opened for its twenty-second winter season on Saturday 18 December. Snow had been falling on the slopes for several weeks previously, building up a good base on .... More...

800 visitors took to the slopes on sledges, skis and snowboards when Nevis Range opened for snowsports a fortnight earlier than planned on 4-5 December 2010. Marian Austin, Nevis Range MD commented, “We hadn’t planned to open until Saturday 18 December as we were, and still are, in the midst of .. More...

Scotland has been getting dumped on this last week or so and Glasgow & Edinburgh currently look like alpine resorts. There has been street sessions on the go everywhere, avalanche warnings for Arthurs Seat and the Pentland Hills and stupid amounts of people having to sleep in their cars as the ....More...

Apparently it's been snowing. The University of Dundee's satellite receiving station captured this image of how the heavy snow of the past week has affected the UK. The picture, which was received at 1145 GMT on Thursday from Nasa satellite Terra, shows almost the entire country covered .... More...

Following persistent early snowfall skiers and snowboarders will be able to take to the slopes of Nevis Range, Fort William, in the Outdoor Capital of the UK, this weekend (4-5 December), two weeks earlier than scheduled and the earliest season opening for thirteen years. Snow has been falling .... More...

Nevis Range plans to open for skiing and snowboarding starting on the weekend of Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 December 2010. They'll send our more information next week.

Work has commenced on the building of a new café bar restaurant at the base of the Nevis Range mountain gondola, near Fort William, which will help operators cater better for the diverse demands of its growing customer base - sightseers, skiers and snowboarders, and mountain bikers. Located at .. More...

The UK is entering a prolonged cold snap which could bring one of the earliest significant snowfalls since 1993, according to weather forecasters. Northern and eastern parts of the UK are expected to bear the brunt of the wintry conditions. More on the BBC...

Scotland’s CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore will open for snow sports this weekend. Pistes are limited and suitable for intermediate and expert skiers/snowboarders only (no beginners – sorry). Uplift will be from the train only, with mid station stops. A route has been prepared as much as ....More...

Fresh falls of snow over the tops of the Cairngorms last week enabled intrepid CairnGorm Mountain Ski Ambassador Helen Rennie to achieve a lifetime’s ambition on her 100th day of skiing at the resort since 29th November 2009. Having walked up near to the summit of CairnGorm (1245m) Helen was .... More...

A problem faced by all Scottish ski centres is that when the snow is abundant they’re swamped with customers, when it doesn’t arrive, they’re empty, making maintain staff levels something of an art form. Nevis Range is tackling one result of this situation, peak time queues for equipment rental,..More...

www.ski-scotland.com is again selling all-area season passes for the coming winter and they are now available online and already eager skiers and snowboarders are snapping them up. “We expected demand to be great for our 2011 all-area passes, given the superb snow which Scotland enjoyed over ....More...

More than 60 skiers took to the slopes at CairnGorm Mountain on the summer solstice on Monday 21st June 2010 to enjoy some midsummer skiing on the snow still lying there in the Ptarmigan bowl. They were able to take advantage of the two rope tows which had been set up there by the resort’s ....More...

Yesterday CairnGorm Mountain welcomed 100 skiers and snowboarders who came to enjoy the remaining snow in the Ptarmigan bowl. This is the first time in living memory that CairnGorm has had skiing and snowboarding with the benefit of mechanised uplift at mid-summer. Hopefully, there will be .... More...

Cairngorm Mountain above Aviemore in Scotland has finally decided to call it a day on their 2009-10 ski season after opening in June for the first time in 18 years. Although final figures are yet to be published, it appears winter 2009-10 will have been one of the area’s most successful for 20 ....More...

Although Scotland’s ski season is not yet officially over, with CairnGorm Mountain expecting to operate at weekends in June, ski-scotland is already evaluating the benefit of what has been a phenomenal season. Since the season started in late November, Scotland’s five mountain ski areas have had ..More...

Cairngorm Mountain above Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands has announced plans to open for the first weekend of June, next Saturday 5th/6th. A fortnight later on June 21st Northern Scotland celebrates the start of summer with near-24 hour daylight, thanks to the region’s northerly latitude. ....More...

It was the hottest weekend of the year so far and at CairnGorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands, where temperatures at the top reached 20°C on Saturday, snow sports enthusiasts were flocking to the high tops in their shorts , t–shirts and kilts to enjoy the unseasonal temperatures out on the ..More...

Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountain has entered its last full week of operations this season, which is widely regarded as having been the best for a generation. The season won’t end with the May bank holiday however, as the ski centre above Aviemore will continue to operate at weekends through May as ....More...

CairnGorm’s best season for decades continues with 40cm of fresh snow in the past week, one of the world’s biggest accumulations. The Scottish ski area saw over 2000 skiers take to the slopes on Good Friday to check out the recent fall of snow, which was perfectly timed to provide excellent snow ..More...

CairnGorm Mountain welcomed their 100,000th skier of this record-breaking season to their snow-covered slopes on Thursday 11th March. Mark Craig from Highbury, London was presented with a bottle of the mountain’s own 16-year-old Ptarmigan malt whisky by CML’s Chief Executive Ian Whitaker to .... More...

Nevis Range is planning to take its visitors to new heights with the introduction of a series of high ropes courses at the foot of the mountain gondola. Nevis Range, near Fort William, is to build a series of high ropes courses at the foot of the UK’s only mountain gondola. The Family and the ....More...

Scotland’s five mountain ski areas have been blessed not only by lots of snow this winter, but also more customers than any winter since 2001. Already they have passed 250,000 skier days and this is around two months before the season is expected to end. This total is 100,000 more than last .... More...

Kilted Ski PatrolCairnGorm Mountain ski area above Aviemore in Scotland is attempting to set a world record for the largest number of kilted skiers/boarders skiing/boarding down a piste at once. The attempt will take place on Saturday 6th March at 11am and all money raised will be split between .... More...

The ski centre at Glencoe Mountain has had the heaviest snowfalls of any winter sports resort in the world, its operators have claimed. More...

There are times when us Southerners get a little jealous of the Scots. Haggis for one. But this weekend, there's going to plenty of us who simply can't get to the Scottish slopes and we will be as green as lime jelly... and that's pretty green. Currently only the gondola is opened and the .... More...

We don't hear much from Nevis Range, but our man in the snow, Steve McKenna is more than happy to do a spot of PR on their behalf and has sent these words and pictures to show how good the conditions currently are. "I spent the entire day yesterday riding the Back Corries at Nevis Range. It.s .... More...

To mark the start of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, Canada, CairnGorm Mountain in the Scottish Highlands is inviting the public to take part in or watch “Olympic Flame Descents” on Wednesday 17th February 2010. To take part in one of these descents participants are required to be ....More...

Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountain had the unusual problem of having too much snow in the first half of January, which led to a huge community effort to ‘dig out’ key parts of the ski area including access roads, lifts and the summit restaurant so that skiers could reach the slopes, closed by too much .... More...

“It just gets better and better.” is the comment from staff at CairnGorm ski area above Aviemore in Scotland. Approximately 1.5 metres or five feet of snow has now fallen on the upper slopes since Christmas and temperatures forecast to remain at or below freezing for the rest of the week at ....More...

Check out this amazing NASA satellite image taken at 11.15am yesterday showing the extent of the deep freeze. Only the tip of Anglesey, the Cumbrian coast and parts of Western Scotland are still green. More...

Jerry Boothroy skiing outside the shopWe've just got off the phone from Roddy Mackay who runs LD Mountain Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. His shop has featured on a host of news sites recently as employees were spotted turning the ice-packed pavement of Dean Street's 30% gradient outside the shop .... More...

Scotland continues its best start to the winter in 14 years with CairnGorm Mountain’s thigh-deep powder offering “better skiing than Utah!” according to ski patroller Colin Matthew. Although The Lecht’s powder is “only” knee-deep, Lecht Managing Director, Pieter du Pon said “because the temperature’..More...

Whilst Scotland is reporting their best season for 14 years, it's also worth noting there's a few English hills that operate on and off. One of those is Harwood Common in County Durham, who recently contacted SCUK to let us know they now have their own website at www.harwoodski.webs.com and that .. More...

CairnGorm Mountain’s head of ski patrol Colin Matthew says Scotland is offering great skiing at present, as he came in from checking the thigh-deep powder snow which has blanketed Scotland’s premier ski resort right over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. The centre is currently ....More...

Another great day of snow with excellent boarding & skiing. There is even more snow – up to 30cms in places with more forecast overnight. Its looking very promising for the weekend and well into next week. B tow ran all day. A tow was fixed and ran perfectly for the rest of the day – almost. ....More...

CairnGorm Mountain’s oldest employee Sandy Murray celebrated his 80th birthday at work in the ticket office last week. Customer services team member Sandy has worked part-time at the visitor attraction for the past 10 years and still skis regularly at CairnGorm and annually abroad. The .... More...

On Saturday 19 December 2009, Scotland’s Nevis Range ski centre celebrated its twentieth anniversary. It re-opened for its winter season exactly twenty years after it first opened its doors on 19 December 1989. Originally operating as a ski resort, the business has grown and diversified since that ....More...

The tows ran today and will be running tomorrow. There was more snow this evening – several centimetres – and more showers are forecast for tomorrow so conditions will continue to be good. If you go to Allenheads tomorrow, please take a shovel in case you have to dig a parking space. The ....More...

There’s about 4 – 6 inches of snow at Allenheads so we’re looking to get a tow running from about 11.00am today. Depending on number of people and the conditions, it will probably run until about 4.00pm. With more showers possible, its looking good for the weekend. I’ll send out a further email ..More...

Scotland’s five mountain ski areas are offering an all-area five-day ski pass for the first time. This new product is the result of demand from skiers, shown through umbrella group Ski-Scotland’s extensive customer research. The passes are valid for any five consecutive days at any of the five ....More...

Apparently Cairngorm are intending to kick off their season tomorrow with the Ptarmigan Bowl opening, although you might not be able to see much in the blizzards that are forecast. www.cairngormmountain.co.uk

With snow forecast for the Pennines and Scotland, it's a good time to get ready for the new season, especially when the Ski-Allenheads tows are up an raring to go! This weekend is your last chance to take advantage of their reduced membership fees. Any applications I receive by 1st December .... More...

Scotland's Glencoe ski area has been bought by Scottish businessman Andy Meldrum, from former owner David Campbell, who owned it since 2005. Essential maintenance work is reported to be now underway with the aim of opening the centre for the 2009-10 season. Mr Meldrum hopes to increase the ....More...

Just to remind you all that it's Tows Up Day this Sunday. I realise it was bad planning to hold it on Remembrance Day (I promise it won't happen again) but if you can make it please come and bring as many helpers as you can with you. There will be quite a lot to do and it will take most of the day ....More...

A question mark was hanging over the future of Scotland’s oldest ski resort last night after it emerged it may not open for winter. The operator of Glencoe Mountain has failed to sell the White Corries centre or attract new investors after putting it on the market in March. Company chairman ....More...

The Glencoe website has launched a petition to save their snow as the resort faces a possibly bleak future. This will be presented to the Scottish Government. To check the back story on this see: SCUK forum BBC News Winter Highland forum

Scotland’s snow sports areas are hoping that good snow seasons come in threes after two good snow winters in a row. The five ski centres are again offering a “limited edition” all-areas season pass, with the price held at last year’s level until the end of September. “As we’re hoping for some ....More...

A 19 year old "Marathon" chocolate bar wrapper was one of the items unearthed at the mountain clean-up day organised by the Ski Club of Great Britain. The last weekend of May saw more than 150 people take part in the Ski Club of Great Britain’s Big Spring Clean event, a mountain clean-up day .... More...

We've heard that Ski Scotland are funding new webcams for all the Scottish resorts to install over the summer. The first off the mark is the webcam for The Lecht.

Three of Scotland’s five snowsports areas are offering great April fun for skiers and snowboarders. The good snowfall a couple of weekends ago refreshed the slopes at Nevis Range, CairnGorm Mountain and Glencoe Mountain, making this one of the longest snowsports seasons in recent years. “....More...

Scotland’s original ski centre has been put on the market again, reportedly in an attempt to find an investor who would look at funding a gondola lift to replace the aged chair and make the centre more viable as a year round attraction. The idea matches the successful route of Cairngorm at ....More...

Although the snow arrived a few days later in Scotland than the south of England, domestic resorts have received up to two feet (60cm) of fresh snow over the past 36 hours, which falling on top of an established base has led to extremely good powder and what Nevis Range describes as, “Near alpine ....More...

Since there has been so much snow in the last few days (north of the border as well as south), we thought it would be great to let everybody know. This is the cairngorm mountain flickr set produced by the ski patrol guys. There was so much snow over night that road and car park was shut so the ....More...

The latest from Allenheads in Northumberland is that there's loads of snow & perfect conditions for boarding & skiing. Staying cold so conditions are going to be great right through the week & the weekend - see the link below for some of yesterday's photos. Expect tows to run tomorrow from about 11... More...

All five Scottish ski centres will be open by today (Wednesday), as heavy snow in Western Scotland allowed the two remaining centres yet to open for 2008-9 – Glencoe and Nevis Range – to open for the first time. Glencoe plans to open this Wednesday at 10am, a spokesman commented, “Heavy snow ....More...

The three ski areas on the Eastern side of Scotland are now open with conditions looking promising for the two ski areas on the West to open later this week. The snow cover on most of the mountain is beginning to consolidate with freeze/thaw conditions firming it up. With more snow forecast, ....More...

Working in conjunction with Vans, their terrain park sponsors, CairnGorm mountain above Aviemore in Scotland is looking to recruit a team of volunteers who will work with ski patrol on a regular basis to help maintain the area’s terrain park. “Considerable effort and time is dedicated to ....More...

The Lecht ski area in Scotland expects to re-open today (Monday.. we're not sure if it did!) after heavy snowfall closed the access road over the weekend. The snow gates on the road opened at 8.30am today on both sides providing access from Inverness-shire and Grampian. Particularly heavy snow ....More...

We had one word from Gunni... "awesome"! More...

Scotland's Lecht ski area has opened for skiing and boarding today, October 31st. Following recent heavy snowfalls which are continuing across Scotland's mountains. The Eagle 1, Grouse and Snowy Owl pistes are all complete but they have some thin areas. There is no nursery area complete at ....More...

With all the webcams from the Scottish slopes showing a fair bit of the white stuff, there is a good chance of getting some riding done this weekend! The word I've had from Glenshee is "As long as the wind stays calm(ish) and doesn't blow it all away we could well be open this weekend! Great News!!"..More...

Cairngorm reported their first snowfall of the season yesterday and this morning the webcams were showing a rather chilly looking landscape. Further snow is forecast down to as low as 700m over the next few days, fingers crossed for an early start to the season this year! More...

From the Strathspey Herald: There are many potential areas of conflict in the Cairngorms National Park, but we doubt very much that conservationists and businesses will be locking horns over plans for a giant dry ski slope any time soon. More...

This weekend saw the first ever Big Spring Clean organised by the Ski Club of Great Britain take place in two of the Scottish ski areas where over 100 skiers and mountain enthusiasts came and picked up more than 70 bags of litter following the end of the winter season. At Cairngorm Mountain .... More...

The company than runs CairnGorm mountain ski area, which celebrated its most successful season in terms of snow cover consistency and visitor numbers for seven years when it finished its ski season earlier this month, is to be taken over by a public agency. CairnGorm Mountain Ltd is believed to ....More...

Cairngorm Mountain has been taken over by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise development agency. For the meantime nothing will change, but once the various areas of business go out to tender it could really shake things up. More...

Here's more detail on the SNO!zone Scotland Park Session happening at Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow on Saturday 24th May. More...

Scotland’s Ski Season Continues In to May as Temperatures Hit 21°C. CairnGorm Mountain celebrated its sixth month of skiing as it staged a successful ‘SnowFest’ over the Bank Holiday weekend. Over 400 skiers and boarders (and double that many spectators) arrived to enjoy the snow as ....More...

Cairngorm Mountain above Aviemore in Scotland expects to open this May bank holiday weekend to clock up five months of continual operations since the area opened for the winter on December 1st last year. Less than ten days after achieving its winter season target of 51,000 skiers, CairnGorm ....More...

It’s a fact that one cigarette butt pollutes upwards of 1 cubic metre of water, a coke can takes over 200 years to decompose and even orange peel will not disappear in less than a year. All these items, and many more are found on ski slopes across the world. The Ski Club of Great Britain is ....More...

Scottish Ski Resort Boss “Increasingly Optimistic” That Season Will Extend In To May. CairnGorm Mountain chief executive Bob Kinnaird has told the BBC that snow conditions for the season had been of a high quality. "We are becoming increasingly optimistic that we could be offering skiing on ....More...

If there was any doubt over the introductory words on the SCUK homepage, check out this article and shots from Nevis yesterday. More...

It could be anywhere in the Alps when conditions are like this. Throw in some good riders (Ric Barrow, Colum Mytton, Andy Laird, Mark Watson, Pikey Dan) for a Document photoshoot and the real scale of the place shines through. More...

A pet dog is turning heads on the snow-covered slopes of Glenshee - by using a ski-lift. More...

The Herald reports on the downturn of visitors to the Scottish slopes. More...

Scotland just keeps on getting better and better, with Nevis Range giving ride anywhere conditions yesterday. The summit runs have finally filled in without being scoured by the wind, allowing work to start on the park. On a sour note it looks like someone has been stealing snow fences from .... More...

Just to prove Nevis wasn't a fluke, here's a shot from the top of the Cairnwell T-Bar from Glenshee on 12th January 2008. Scotland is expecting more snow mid-week, so fingers crossed for another great weekend. [Photo by Jamie Johnston for www.highland-instinct.co.uk] More...

Steve McKenna has just about recovered from an epic day at Nevis Range on Saturday. Loads of people talk about the Back Corries like it's some kind of myth. "Theres never enough snow", "You'll have to hike for hours to get out", etc, etc. Well not this weekend! They're in fantastic condition .... More...

Thanks to the recent heavy snowfalls that have brought great conditions to Scotland’s ski slopes, the famous Kiltarlity Ice Hotel in the Scottish Highlands has opened for winter 2007-8. Rebuilt every year since 1989, the Ice Hotel is believed to be the world’s oldest. “We get a special kind of .... More...

After healthy snowfalls across Scotland’s ski areas last week, the five centres are currently storm bound as fresh heavy snow has blocked access roads. Only The Lecht has managed to open its sheltered nursery area to skiers arriving from the Tomintoul side, with the Strathdon access road closed by ....More...

We could shrink them down a bit, but when the young Steve McKenna sends some shots of real UK snow this good, it seems such a shame. Cairnwell Panorama Cairnwell Tow Lip Slash Lip Slash Meoll Odhar Panorama Sunnyside Tiger Kicker Tiger Kicker Tiger .... More...

Better late than never, but we thought we'd pass this on. An avalanche warning has been issued for a British mountain. Walkers are being urged to avoid Helvellyn in the Lake District because of dire weather conditions. It is England's third highest peak and according to some experts has not ....More...

A message from SCUK's roving Scottish reporter, Steve McKenna: Just a quickie to let you know its been dumping down over the Cairngorms for the last 48hrs. Glenshee and the Lecht are both gearing up for their first day of the season tomorrow (if they can get the roads opened again in the ....More...

Well after the bad news that Glencoe has gone in to liquidation, here's a little good news... Glencoe have got a new webcam up and running, sitting on the ski partol hut at the main basin tows, looking down over the lower half of the mountain. It looks like they're having some technical ....More...

Poor snow falls have hit Scotland's ski resorts in recent years Scotland's oldest ski centre has gone into liquidation. It is understood a new buyer is being sought for Glencoe Mountain Resort, which took over the White Corries area when it went into receivership. Along with Scotland's other ....More...

Having heard reports of a serious dump over the Cairngorms last night, I hopped in the car this morning and made for the hills! As I had heard it was snowing as low as the village of Aviemore last night, I chose the shorter drive to Glenshee hoping to get lucky.On arrival at Glenshee it was evident .. More...

Here's a couple of shots from Jamie Gunn from Aviemore yesterday.There's an interesting thread running in the SCUK Forum about the future of the Scottish resorts and premature predictions of doom in the media. More...

Jamie Gunn up in Aviemore sent us some shots of the September snow! More...

If you were to believe the media we'll all be swapping our boards for our bikes, so Legion have decided it was time to focus on the positives rather than the negatives. More...

A report on scotsman.com reads:Mountain bikes could become as familiar a sight as snowboards at Scotland's ski centres as a lack of snow forces them to diversify to stay in business. Bike tracks are to be built down the pistes at Glenshee, following the lead of the Nevis Range and Glencoe resorts. ....More...

Yo Dudes..... There will be a Vans comp at the Cairngorms this weekend 7th April. If the weather holds off...... Sign in at the "Tbar" at the bottom of the hill between 9 and 11:00.1st 2nd 3rd prize's for all age groups and Girls.CheersJonny (Barr)Please contact Ross Dempster on 07817641448 for ....More...

Just letting you know there is a Vans Snowboard comp on tomorrow up in the Caringorms. Pre Brits warm up.Report from Gee is that its snowed the last 3 days and thats its going to be a clear most off the weekend. The Park has 9 and 6 meter kickers, jib barells, battle ship box, flat down rail, ....More...

A stormy weekend has seen CairnGorm closed, calmer weather predicted for tomorrow and hopefully good riding if this pic of them digging out the funicular tunnel at the top station is anything to go by![Thanks to Jamie Gunn] More...

The report from Yad Moss is that they hope to run the tow today. There wasn't sufficient yesterday but the snow band moving up from the south has now reached the North Pennines and should drop a covering tonight and tommorrow. Wind direction is good and the temperature is below freezing. The only ....More...

All Scottish Ski Areas Open This Weekend.Glencoe, ©Steve McKennaIt may finally be snowing in the Alps, after weeks of spring-like temperatures and a worrying lack of the white stuff, but here in Scotland all five ski resorts are open for snow sports. Whilst Cairngorm near Aviemore and Nevis .... More...

Here are some photos from the opening weekend at Glencoe sent in by SCUK Scottish rover; Steve McKenna. He says they had a bit of a nightmare in terms of skier/boarder management and the amount of people trying to use the lifts. However, the terrian and snow is in really good condition at the .... More...

Here's some shots of lovely Scottish snow taken Tuesday 2nd January by Steve McKenna.Welcome to Nevis!Cats AlleyFence JumpGooseQuad ChairSlideSunset/Moonrise More...

After some of the heaviest early-season snow for many years, most of Scotland’s five ski areas have adequate snow to open early for the 2006-7 season, but only Cairngorm has said that it hopes to open at the weekend.“Conditions forecast are marginal but CairnGorm Mountain is planning to open for ....More...

Cairngorm is opening for limited snowsports this weekend, weather permitting. Details on their website at www.cairngormmountain.com More...

Here's some shots from Gunni at Cairngorm on 18th November. More...

We heard from Mark, who works for Nevis Range in Scotland and will be working on the Park this season. It’s the first time that Nevis Range as had full time park staff. Hopefully this means the park should be in tiptop shape. Nevis Range are keen to build a park for all levels including various ....More...

It's currently dumping in Scotland. According to our friend Gunni, it looks heavier on the west coast in this pic from Nevis Range, but the CairnGorm day lodge cam is showing a bit too! Weekends are good. More...

Gunni and his buddies are claiming first tracks on Cairngorm this year. He says the upper runs were filling in nicely and it looked like they were the first crazy enough to have hiked up. More...

Scotland’s five mountain ski areas at CairnGorm, Nevis Range, Glencoe, Glenshee and The Lecht are offering an All Area Season Pass again this winter. “We'd like everyone to make the most of the snow when it does come and thanks to the popularity of our All Area Season Pass last season, the five ....More...

Plans to reduce the size of Scotland’s main ski area at Cairngorm above Aviemore have received a mixed response. The proposal from the probable new owners of the Estate which includes the Cairngorm ski area, The Forestry Commission, include the closure of two chairlifts, the key reason given being ..More...

Protests are mounting over plans to remove two chairlifts from a popular ski area in the Cairngorms. The chairlifts rise up from the Coire Na Ciste car park, on the lower slopes of Cairn Gorm, and on up to the top of the West Wall, a black run enjoyed by advanced skiers and snowboarders. More...

The Forestry Commission, the proposed new owners of the Cairngorm winter sports area, have published a consultation document that includes a plan to remove most of the winter sports infrastructure/uplift on the Coire na Ciste side of the mountain when they take full control.The move will ....More...

Safety experts are beginning a major investigation into why a cable car crashed in the Scottish Highlands injuring five people. More...

A report on BBC is saying there's been an accident involving two cable cars at the Nevis Range. Details are sketchy with other reports saying there's only one cable car involved, but you can follow development on the SCUK Forum and Winter Highland Forum.

Cairngorm Mountain in Scotland has been recognised as the UK’s top attraction by the Best Practice Forum in its first annual Business Excellence Awards.The attraction, located close to Aviemore in the Central Highlands, was originally an engineering-led ski area but has been developed into a year-.... More...

A group of keen skiers marked the first weekend of summer proper last Saturday by getting in some turns on long lasting snowfields on the south side of CairnGorm Mountain.While it was almost seven weeks since the ski lifts closed on 7th May at CairnGorm, the ski season proper spanned across seven .... More...

Four of Scotland's five ski centres have closed for the season but Cairngorm Mountain above Aviemore is currently staying open, weather permitting."There's excellent spring skiing and boarding on upper and some middle runs, lower slopes are broken. The M1 piste is broken and walking is required ....More...

Seven weeks of consistantly low temperatures and regular snowfall has contributed to what one Scottish national newspaper generously described as "The best Spring skiing for up to 50 years" in the country.The remarkable spate of snowy weather followed probably the worst ever start to the season ....More...

The Scotsman reports that: Over 250,000 visitors are expected to flock to Scotland this Easter, bringing around £90 million into the country's economy. While welcoming the news of an expected bumper season, traffic experts have warned motorists of heavily congested roads over the holiday. More...

If anyone is still in two minds about a long drive up to Scotland for the Easter weekend, these photos from Steve McKenna might change their minds. With 2ft - 4ft of powder across Glencoe and the Nevis Range, they've got conditions that are very rare in the middle of winter, never mind in April. .... More...

Heavy snow falls brought traffic chaos to roads in the South East, with at least 12cm (5in) falling in areas of west Kent and East Sussex... More...

The season may only have a few more weekends left in Scotland, but Cairngorm are about to roll out three new rails for their terrain park. They've been funded by the local snowboard club and are waiting to be finished off and installed this week.They should be a bit of an improvement on the .... More...

The Cairn Gorm ski centre says it has suffered possibly its shortest ever winter season, although it is hoped conditions will keep visitors on the slopes until after Easter. [Full report on Scotsman.com] More...

Following on from the best March for years in terms of consiastant low temperatures and regular snowfalls, Scotland's two leading ski areas of Cairngorm and Nevis Range have both announced "fantastic mid-week offers" involving "buy-one-get-one-free" deals on lift tickets.The March snowfall has come ..More...

There has been a good six inches of snow in Scotland overnight. It's the wet stuff lower down, but Scottish resorts must be wetting themselves. March has probably been the best month for five or more years, albeit after no snow at all before March 1st. Locals reckon the snow will last through to ....More...

With the massive snowfall in Scotland two weekends ago, SCUK reader James Wright decided to see what shots he could get in Glasgow city centre. Here are some shots Gail MacGregor took of James outside the Royal Concert Hall.That's the spirit! More...

Pent up demand for Scottish kiing was evident when CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore had to turn large numbers of skiers and boarders away last weekend."Many thanks to everyone who supported us. We have not seen numbers like it for at least 20 years." Said a company spokesperson.The Glenmore Gates ..More...

Heavy snow over the past 72 hours and a forecast of low temperatures for the next week has helped to finally get the ski season underway in Scotland.Cairngorm, ten miles from Aviemore and 30 miles south of Inverness has lots of fresh snow on all runs with skiing/boarding possible over the full ....More...

The reports from Yad Moss this week are good. Despite only a thin covering of snow and having missed the big dump that been blitzing Scotalnd, the conditions at Yad Moss are very fast and all the main runs are complete. The very cold air and low humidity has preserved the snow perfectly. The tow ....More...

Although Scotland ski season continues to be 'the worst ever,' on top of four consecutive very poor years, the two ski areas in Western Scotland have finally been able to open in the past few days thanks to fresh snowfalls.Nevis Range currently has the most skiing in the country thanks to several ....More...

Douglas Bryce sent some shots as promised. Now look at those and tell me Scotland has nothing to offer the UK snowboarder. The snow looks like it will last, so pack your bags... More...

Doug Bryce, who is a season ticket holder at Glencoe, emailed us to say that Glencoe is going to be open on Saturday morning from 8.30am. The Scottish snow has been a long time coming this year. It should be a good weekend. More info here -www.glencoemountain.com

Here's some words and pictures from pro snowboard photographer Mike Weyerhaeuser.Chamonix is a magical place, to be sure. Yet with that magic come the balances of nature and disaster. 1999 saw the tunnel fire beneath Mt. Blanc, the devastating avalanche in Le Tour and a fire that took a hotel and .... More...

At 9:30 last night, the Cybar, Dicks Tea Bar, Bar Du Moulin and the Office of the Guides went up in smoke.chamonet.com read..."Last night (Tuesday) a fire broke out in a small derelict building on the Rue des Moulins, one of Chamonix's landmark streets on which many of the town's most popular bars .... More...

Canadians are still waiting for winter as the country experiences its warmest January in more than a century.Environment Canada is reporting that up to the end of January Canada has had its warmest winter for more than a century. In the east, Ontario has had record-breaking January highs, whilst ....More...

Cairngorm Mountain has reported a profit of £79,659 for the year. The firm, which runs the ski resort and railway, revealed in its annual report that since its £1.8 million deficit in 2001-02 it has been cash positive for two years. Cairngorm Mountain chief executive Bob Kinnaird claims the ....More...

For those in the North of England, you might want to think about a trip to these slopes if Scotland is too far for you. Prediction for Friday is snow turning to rain. More...

For those of us stuck away in the South, you can see why the bonnie Scots get a bit narked when we diss their hills. You can only start turning a light shade of green when this stuff hits them though... More...

Cairngorm had a good early start to the season on Sunday 27th November after considerable snow fall over the last few days. The run available is from the top to the carpark via the Traverse, 105, ZigZags and the Homeroad. The only uplift operating will is the Funicular Railway and there is ....More...

We'd love to stick up a gallery of people's street sessions from this weekend. Street rails. Local hills. Down the High Street. Whatever. Let's have a little celebration of UK snow when we do get some.We'll have a vote on the forum and the winner will get a SCUK Beanie and some stickers. Not a big ....More...

Ski Scotland has come up with a Scotland wide winter season ticket valid at any of the five Scottish ski areas. Retailing at £369 ticket availability is limited so it will is first come, first served. For an application form please contact suzi.rae@ski-scotland.com.Snow permitting the official ....More...

The Forecast is more and more of the white stuff!Diggerland, the ultimate adventure park will be opening The Snow Park for the 2005 winter season on Saturday 3rd December 2005. In association with Snow Magic from the USA The Snow Park offers the chance to go skiing, boarding, tobogganing and ....More...

We've never been sure how to categorise this slope. It's an outdoor real snow slope, using man-made snow. We didn't hear much about it last year, although it was open. On 1st December, Snowpark, Diggerland will open for its 3rd year. When we find out any more, we'll let you know.

Billed as "England'd Premier Snow Slope", we thought you might be interested in details of Yad Moss's new website. You probably wouldn't have spotted it otherwise! www.thepriceofcheese.com

The Scotsman reports:It shows a touching faith in the future of the perennially snow-challenged Scottish ski industry. Ski Scotland, the body set up to promote the country's five "resorts" is offering optimistic skiers the chance to buy season tickets for the first time. The tickets will cost £369 ....More...

A debate on the future of Cairngorm Estate, which includes the mountains above Aviemore in Scotland on which Cairngorm ski area is located has been initiated by current owners, a British government quango, Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE).HIE has appointed land management specialists Bidwells ....More...

An article in The Herald reads:HIGHLANDS and Islands Enterprise may dispose of 3500 acres of land in the Cairngorms including the ski slopes and the route of the funicular railway. However, the agency says it will ensure that skiing, which has been at the centre of decades of controversy, will ....More...

Just in time for people to organise flights to the first SCUK Winter Bash, bmi are now flying to Lyon from London Heathrow.[Press Release]TAKE THE NEW ROUTE TO FRANCE’S BEST SKI RESORTSfly bmi from London Heathrow to Lyon from 03 December ‘tiny’ fare options open LHR to low-cost traveller Book now ....More...

At an altitude of 3,000 metres, Tiffindell in South Africa is certainly cold. But the problem for skiers is the lack of snow. More...

Scotland’s CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore has decided to stop offering skiing on the limited remnants of snow after a season it describes as, “…short, but sweet with some of the best conditions seen on the mountain for quite some time.”It may not be the end, as staff are keeping the situation ....More...

Just an update on the park at Nevis Range. They now have a new doghouse box and new re-shaped kickers.They are planning a slopestyle comp on the 26th March. More details to follow. More...

Several weeks of consistently low temperatures and regular snowfalls have led to some of the best ski conditions the country’s five ski areas have enjoyed this millennium.At Nevis Range recent snowfall meant the centre was able to run the Braveheart chair for the first time this season at the ....More...

As you can imagine, there's some great homegrown slope sliding action going on around the UK at the moment and with more snow forecast tonight and through tomorrow, we can expect to see much more.Here's a review of Allenheads from Stu Kindness:Three of us took a day off work today to go to the Ski-....More...

At last this season has delivered good rideable conditions at Yad Moss, England’s longest ski tow.The snowsports centre near Alston in the North Pennines is reporting a general covering of 10cms of powdery snow and skiing and riding conditions are described as good. There are half metre drifts and ....More...

The Scotsman reports:Stewart Davidson could not stop smiling as the snow continued to fall yesterday at the Glenshee ski centre on Royal Deeside. As a member of the management buy-out team that rescued the centre from the brink of closure last September, the weekend’s heavy snowfalls were an answer ..More...

Stuart and Nicola are responsible for putting the park together at the Nevis Range. This is what they recently sent us:Just to let everyone know that we have a good rail set up and small kicker at the summit terrain park at Nevis Range. We have a 33ft straight rail, low plastic beginner's rail, .... More...

With Glencoe resort in Scotland under new management this year, we thought we'd post up these shots sent in by Doug Bryce, who's a keen Scottish skier and regular reader of SCUK. The video stills were taken on Saturday 22nd January. Doug says "The scenery is as good as anywhere in the world, with .... More...

Nicola Cogan and Stuart Johnson set up the Nevis Range TerrainPark over the weekend as the snow conditions were looking good. The park is sponsored by Boardwise and they have some new rails this year, including an s-rail and a new box, They are introducing some more beginner rails too. We should ....More...

Another report from Peter Stockton, this time from Boxing Day.The snow has drifted well against the fences with hardly any rocks. Lovely dry cold packed powder that took an edge beautifully and coped well with the 25 skiers and boarders or so today. Excellent visibility was a bonus. Sadly it looks .. More...

We just received this report from Peter Stockton, who is a regular at the slopes of the North of England and particularly Raise.Just got back from Raise and a great day in the Lake District. I missed the first day of the season back in November so was determined not to miss today. Yesterday's heavy .. More...

Snowpark at the Diggerland in Kent is the UK's first temporary outdoor real snow slope. It opened for the first time last winter and will open again as soon as it's cold enough this year.Whilst there's no snow mentioned at this new site, nor the other two Diggerland sites, it would be interesting ....More...

The Snow Park are currently looking for some people to fill some positions when they open in early December.Part time qualified board instructors to work flexible hours between December to March/April, weekends and evenings included. We also run board evenings on Sundays and Mondays where we are ....More...

The Snowpark at Diggerland intend to open this season on 4th December 2004 through to March 2005. They will be open Sat 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 9, Mon 10 - 9. Snowboard evenings will be Sundays and Mondays from 5.30 - 9.00 and there will be a special pass available at 5.30pm. This will cost £18.50, which ....More...

A new report suggests that if nothing is done about global warming, the Scottish ski resorts could be no more by 2050. More...

IC Perthshire reports on a boost for the new owners of the Glenshee ski centre. The article reads:The new operators of Glenshee Ski Centre have received £10,000 in financial support from Perth and Kinross Council.During a private discussion at a meeting of the Enterprise and Infrastructure ....More...

Maintenance work has continued throughout the summer and autumn at two of England's snowsports venues.At Yad Moss in the North Pennines the fenders which guide the Poma hangers around the pylon wheels are gradually being replaced. Meanwhile the Pylon arms have been painted and look a lot less ....More...

The Sunday Herald reports:Wild Weekend: Resort is being transformed into a centre for adventure sports as well as skiing, reports Richard MooreWHEN it was announced, in the summer, that a buyer had been found for the Glencoe Ski Resort, the news seemed to be greeted by one of two responses. One was ..More...

Glenshee went into administration in May One of Scotland's main ski centres has been saved by a management buy-out.The news that Glenshee will have a future has been greeted with delight and relief by neighbouring communities. A spokesman for the group told the BBC that they were "delighted" an ....More...

SKI Scotland, the winter sports arm of VisitScotland, yesterday announced plans for a major marketing drive for the new ski season, following the announcement earlier this week that all five of Scotland's ski centres should be open for business this year. More...

The troubled Glenshee Ski Resort looks set to be saved from the threat of closure by a management buy-out. Read the full article on the BBC. More...

There's a good article, taken from The Scotsman, on the Ski Club website. It gives a good overview of what's currently happening at these two troubled resorts. More...

Winter Highland report that:KPMG have confirmed that the sale of Glencoe Ski Area from the Glenshee Chairlift Company to Glencoe Mountain Resort Ltd was completed on Friday, following the close of bids for the company and it's facilities. The base lodge Restaurant has re-opened, and is now open ....More...

From the BBC:Glenshee could be subject to a management buyout.The future of one of Scotland's main ski resorts seems likely to be assured when the deadline passes for offers. Glenshee went into receivership along with the Glencoe resort in February with combined losses of about £1m. The sale of .... More...

The receivers of Glencoe and Glenshee ski areas have reported that a preferred bidder looks likely to take over Glencoe ski area, Scotland's original ski centre. The probable new owners, Glencoe Mountain Resort Ltd, will save two full time jobs and several seasonal positions.Blair Nimmo, the joint .... More...

Fresh snow was reported to be falling on Cairngorm over the weekend as temperature plummeted to around zero. This was typically ironic after several winter seasons in Scotland with limited snow cover.There is no likelihood of lifts re-opening for summer riding, but it is probably that several ....More...

The BBC reports:Hopes for Glencoe centre deal. A potential buyer has emerged for a troubled Scottish ski centre. Receivers KPMG Corporate Recovery announced that Glencoe Mountain Resort Ltd was the preferred bidder for the Glencoe Ski Resort. It is hoped the sale can be completed in the coming ....More...

CairnGorm Mountain above Aviemore has applied for planning permission to erect two short fixed grip Pomas by the Ptarmigan Bowl. The concentration of good snow on the pistes within the Ptarmigan Bowl area this year brought its own "mountain traffic congestion" with skiers and boarders frequently .... More...

Two of Scotland five ski centres have gone in to receivership with no buyers found after several months on the market. The deepening crisis began at the start of the winter when the operator of both resorts announced Glencoe would not open for the 03-04 season. Then Glencoe and Glenshee ski areas .... More...

There's still snow up on Glencoe at the moment. Check out the pictures. Apparently it's also looking very good over the next few days with more snow forecast.

Hugh Edeleanu of Diggerland says "It probably took us until the end of January to gear ourselves up fully, but by then everything was running very smoothly and we had an excellent February and first 3 weeks in March, until the weather turned mild and wet. We are now closed for the season."Next year ..More...

CairnGorm Mountain cut its annual loss for 1.8 to 1.2 million pounds in the year to April 2003 - the first full year of operation for the resorts £19.5million funicular railway. The good news was that the railway attracted more than 180,000 non-skiing visitors during the year, well ahead of target;.. More...

Despite looking like Glencoe was going to close this year, it's actually managed to open most weekends this season. Nick Jones managed to squeeze a last day of the season in at Glencoe over the Bank Holiday weekend and got first tracks and a run down the Flypaper, one of the steepest pistes .... More...

Despite the glorious sunshine in our neck of the woods, the Cairngorms and Nevis Range are currently experiencing heavy snow. More snow and northerly winds are forecast right through to the Bank Holiday weekend. Winds are set to drop towards the weekend. Looking at the weather it seems Friday could .. More...

At a time when question marks have been raised again over the future viability of Scottish skiing, CairnGorm Mountain above the famous resort town of Aviemore, remains upbeat and confident of its future as a winter sports area. However, the management says that it recognises the major issues .... More...

Glencoe Ski Centre will be open for skiing and boarding on Saturday 6th March. The upper runs are complete with a firm base (softening up) with 2-3cms of fresh snow. Best skiing conditions in the Main Basin/Happy Valley. The Spring Run will be assessed by ski patrol on Sat morning. There are no ....More...

Glencoe are creating a terrain park with the help of Snowsport Scotland and Snowsport GB. It's all voluntary work, but is currently looking good.They intend to save snow to create jumps where possible and a number of rails, including a seesaw rail are being worked on.

Diggerland seems to have caused a bit of a stir since opening its SnowPark earlier this winter, so TheBoarder decided we’d take a Sunday afternoon drive down to Rochester and see what’s happening.Already a well-established venue for the general public to come and play with mechanical diggers and .... More...

Stonie sent us these words and a few shots from his weekend snowboarding on the Cairngorms.On saturday morning we had to queue for 3 hours to get a lift pass and then a further hour to get on the train to the top of the mountain. Unfortunately, there were a lot of people turned away as the slopes .... More...

Snowboarding on the slopes of England. Some people think you can't. Well the shots of Yad Moss from pope on the forum prove otherwise. More...

Just to confirm what we heard yesterday, here's some shots from KoKo on the forum of the Nevis range taken yesterday. More...

For those of you heading up to the Nevis Range for this weekend's slopestyle and big air competition, feast your eyes on these new additions to the park.These pics were taken about two weeks ago by Mike Biagi. He'll be writing a short article for S-UK (presumably) on the Nevis Range. Stuart Johnson ..More...

We're hearing there's been some great snowfall in Scotland overnight. This bodes well for the Nevis competition this weekend and the general wellbeing of the Scottish resorts in general, what with Glencoe and Glenshee up for sale and the other three resorts struggling against the recent mild ....More...

The snow up on the Cairngorm's has been pretty good of late and the recent great weather has meant some spectacular boarding was to be had. Check out these shots from their terrain park. More...

The Cairngorm funicular railway has cost £5m more than was estimated when the project began, it has emerged. More...

Two of Scotland's best known ski centres are being put on the market after losing £1m in two years. Staff were told on Friday that this would be their last season under the present management. More...

Here's a shot of Darren on jump at Diggerland. We're not sure when this was taken, but we don't expect the recent mild weather has done them any favours. More...

Cairngorm already has a decent park, but they have a new 24ft flat down rail waiting in the wings.The park just before Christmas. More...

This is about a good a reminder as you can get. The slopes of Glencoe will still open at weekends if there's enough snow to warrant it. Check out the shots from "mick dundee" on the forum. More...

Here's the poster detailing the terrain park at Nevis Range. Nicola Cogan and Stuart Johnson are helping out to make sure there is a good set up.The bit you won't be able to read:Nevis Range, Torlundy, Fort William, Inverness-shire, PH33 6SW.Tel: 01397 705825/705855Fax: 01397 705854www.nevis-range..... More...

The Snowpark website gives you all the information that you need to know. Not very many people know about us, but those who do are well impressed and invariably turn into regular visitors. We have a special Boarders Night on Sunday night (7.00pm - 10.00pm), for an all inclusive fee of £18.50 ....More...

All five of Scotland's ski centres will be open this weekend, including, conditions permitting, Glencoe which only a few months ago had planned to remain 'moth balled' for this season until a public outcry and offers of volunteer support caused a change of heart from the ownership. Roads around .... More...

We've never posted anything about actual snowboarding on the hills of Wales, so we decided not to miss this opportunity. More...

Glencoe is planning to open for skiing/boarding this weekend. Given that the centre was potentially going to be 'mothballed' this season I would like to think there will a big turn out of skiers & boarders showing support. Let's just hope that the overhead weather conditions turn out to be ....More...

Timely snowfall at the start of the Christmas/New year fortnight last weekend means that four of Scotland’s ski centres are currently offering snowsports, albeit on a limited basis. All are open daily except for Christmas Day. You wouldn’t know this if you received the ‘Ski Scotland Snow alert’ .... More...

DKM reports from Lecht that it's kicking ass today with tons and tons of fresh, fresh snow. It's been snowing heavily all day up there and although they haven't got any rails out yet, the sheer amount of snow more than makes up for it. The rails will be up soon.

The resort of Yad Moss is taking advantage of all the lovely snow up north and has opened for the day. The snow is expected to melt Tuesday, so get there today if you want some.

Cairngorm Mountain above Aviemore in Scotland has resumed operating its funicular railway for the season and hopes to open for skiing and boarding this Saturday, December 20th. However conditions currently are not looking good for adequate snow cover by that date, so please check ahead before .... More...

We often bring you bad news, so we're very glad to bring you some very, very good news.Glenshee Chairlift Company are delighted to announce that the Glencoe Ski Centre will now open for weekend skiing as soon as suitable snow conditions prevail. This commitment to open at weekends has been made ....More...

The Diggerland slope has been delayed for a few days. They say:We have had some trouble with rain and the schedule has fallen a little behind. Although the park is officially open I would suggest that any adult snowsporters should wait until next weekend 19th/20th/21st to visit when the snowcover ....More...

On Thursday 27th November it was reported by a number of media outlets that Glencoe was closing. The Directors of the Glenshee Chairlift Company would like to make it clear that no immediate decision to close Glencoe long term has been made.Over the last few years’ private investors have sustained ....More...

Here's a report from the Independent. However, we're also hearing from good sources that the news might not be quite as bad as expected. We should have more on this later today. More...

These are some details of what they're going to build at the Snow Park at Diggerland in Kent.2 tubing runs of 100 m length each,A snowboarders' terrain park of approximately 750 m² with jumps and rails ,A 1000 m² main slope, approximately 50 m long and 20 m wide,A 1500 m² teaching slope, ....More...

More information on the mothballing of Glencoe this season. Many people are very, very sad about this. More...

Winter Highlands is a website for all winter sports in Scotland. Their forum has some interesting insights into the Glencoe closure and also the beginnings of a rally to save the slope. More...

Scotland’s original ski centre and one of the country’s five snow centres, Glencoe, will not open this winter. No official announcement has been made but rumours circulating on the web were confirmed by a spokesman at the area today. He reported that staff had received a letter stating that the .... More...

DB/S_S on the forum has posted this sad news:A sad day folks... Apparently Glencoe ski centre is not going to open this winter due to financial troubles. This is where the first lift in scotland was installed - and is the home of scottish snow sports. Assuming the rumours, from a reliable source, ....More...

We're still not sure whether to classify this as an indoor or outdoor slope. It's indoor snow-making technology being used outside.Anyway Paul sent us this email from Diggerland.Have you ever wanted to learn to ski and snow board on real snow? Are you already good at snow sports and want to have ....More...

Further to our Snow Park news, Kevin Batchelor is also after additional instructors for the Snow Park. If you're a ski or snowboard instructor in Kent, you could do worse than drop Kevin Batchelor an email or phone him 01303 210141 or 07785 368612.Kevin adds that they may well be running a trainee ....More...

Snow Park @ Diggerland, in association with Snowmagic, offers lotsof real snow, on outdoor slopes, courtesy of a revolutionary snow-making machine, which produces 100 tons of real snow every day, making this an ideal environment for beginners and experienced skiers and boarders. The Snow Park @ ....More...

It won't last, but the highlands have a good dusting. More...

At Raise a condition of the 1988 planning consent requires the removal of all snow fencing in the summer so this was duly done on the 1st May. The chestnut paling is hung on wire tensioned between removable steel stanchions that slot into housings in the ground. All 700m are then rehung during the ....More...

Scotland's Lecht ski centre, which was one of the world's earliest to open for the 2002-3 season, in October last year, will have a new base complex for the 2004-5 season.Currently rentals, ticketing and café are in separate, ageing buildings. The new £900,000 ($1.5m US) building will put all .... More...

The 2003/ 2004 season will see the first ever collaboration amongst all five Scottish ski areas who are introducing a Scotland wide ticket.The new ticket will allow holders to follow the notorious Scottish weather which can bring great conditions to one side of the country, when resorts 100 miles .... More...

A recent article on the BBC News website about GPS measurements say that "Scotland is rising by about one or two millimetres a year" and also that "the UK is drifting about 2-3 cm each year in a north-easterly direction." This can only be good for Scottish boarding of course. In the long run ....More...

A report in The Scotsman Newspaper has reported that the operator of the funicular railway on Scotland's Cairngorm mountain currently has losses running at around £2m ($3.2m), more than double the figure a year ago according to the report.The company runs a £15m ($23m) funicular railway that opened .. More...

Wow! Yesterday was a sublime day in the Lakes. Today looks even better! A heavy blanket of snow is presently covering northern England and conditions are Alpine. The 400m tow on Raise (near Hellvelyn) has been running since Sunday when white outs forced early closure. Monday was a day of strong ....More...

Peter S reports from the Pennines:Big dump of snow on 2nd Feb in the Pennines. 5" of snow in Richmond North Yorks and drifting on strong north westerly winds. Should definately be enough at Yad Moss now although its come from the West which is not the best direction since it blows it up the slope. ....More...

It's been pretty mild recently, but the wind is forecast to change tomorrow bringing Northerly cold air down into the UK. Snow is forecast for Tuesday night in much of the UK and up in the hills they're forecasting some good 20-50cm of snow. It's also expected to stay cold for a good week or two, ....More...

Cairngorm are planning to open their Ciste and Ptarmigan tows today. They currently have some nice snow, but get there quick as milder weather is forecast for the weekend. Check out the current conditions HERE.[From Dr Mike]

Simon from The Snowboard Asylum has sent us this link for some shots at Yad Moss on Saturday 11th. More...

Boarding in Battersea was once the exclusive realm of Board-X, but TimB managed to get a few runs in during the recent snow. This simply goes to prove the desperate measures that some of us will go to, simply to slide a few feet on some frozen water. More...

PS reports from Yad Moss on Saturday that: Today was one of those rare days in English skiing. Good general snow cover, sun, no wind, low temperatures, no serious injuries, a clear access road and negligible mechanical problems. Today it all came together and co-incided with a Saturday as well. ....More...

Most of the UK is currently under a few centimetres of snow. Even London saw it settling on its normally warm streets.The BBC suggests that the Downs in Surrey might get as much as 10cm today and there's plenty of discussions on the forum about where people are off to tonight. Enjoy it whilst is ....More...

PS tells us:Skied at Yadmoss on New Years Day. Were we the only ones in the UK using lift served real outdoor snow yesterday or did Weardale get operational? Raise and Harwood Common did not open.Conditions were pretty thin but the actual snow was ligtening fast on wet grass and a following ....More...

PS writes...Amazed to see snow above about 1200 feet in the Yorkshire Dales this morning. Its likely that above 2000 feet there will be enough snow to run the tows in the Pennines and possibly the Lake District. I notice that Yad Moss is planning to open on Tuesday. Their website has the following ..More...

The latest plan to revitalise the Aviemore Centre has been launched in the Highlands of Scotland. The plan, the latest of many out forward over more than a decade, will see a £26.5 million investment in redeveloping the facility.Aviemore is the resort town for the Cairngorm ski area, 10 miles away .. More...

The Carlisle Ski Club plan to open their slopes today at Yad Moss. See their website or phone 01228 561634 for more details.There is reasonable snow cover at the top, but the lower slope is very thin and hard with grass showing. This gives an overall marginal state for skiing and hence not suitable ..More...

We're getting reports that snow is again building up in the East. Boardable snow reported above 2500ft/750m or so. Apparently the top basin is almost complete. Extremely cold temperatures have frozen everything solid, minus 6 for a week even at Glenshee.Forecast is good to very good, snow above ....More...

They've been working up at Yad Moss at the weekend - ankle deep accumulations of snow near the summit but there's not quite enough lower down just yet. The weather is staying bitterly cold so they are hopeful the skiing and boarding will be able to start soon! They are desperately trying to recruit ..More...

The locals are expecting some boarding to be available on the Cairngorms this Sunday if you think you're up for it.

Snow has been forecast for the coming weekend, with much of the UK getting a dusting. Keep an eye on Snow Forecast for the latest, but you'll need to join their paid subscription for the long range forecast.

Two of Scotland's five ski centres have a number of deals on offer this winter, which already began in October thanks to the best early season snow falls for a decade.Both Glencoe and Glenshee have an advantage card priced at £40 which then gives you 40% off your tickets throughout the season - it .... More...

The Lecht on Sunday still had a run (Buzzard) open and it was alright with nice soft snow. The chairlift run also looked boardable but wasn't open. The Buzzard was narrow but it was still a good blast and fun was to be had.Today, however. the Lecht is closed until more snow arrives. The thaw has ....More...

We all know those lucky buggers up there have been 'avin' it recently. We're trying to ignore them, but they won't go away.Just to rub it in Darren Craig tells us that you can get SMS forecasts for the Nevis Range and WAP reports for the Lecht from www.lecht.co.uk/wap

The Ski Scotland website reports that:Cairngorm Mountain is currently closed for skiing and boarding. We will re-open in December 2002 when the snow returns. BUT! We hope to have some skiing on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October. This will be limited and wind and weather permitting. We will ....More...

The first heavy snows of the season arrived in the UK this weekend. There was some skiing on Raise in the Lake District on Monday 21st October. According to the clubs' snowline (015395 35456) drifted snow filled 'Savages gully' and the whole run was skiable though very wet. It is however unlikely ....More...

Scotland has snow and the roads are closed to Lecht. This picture is the Gorms today and there's already a heap of people planning to get their hiking boots on for a jaunt up on to the hills this weekend as the resorts do not open for a few weeks yet.You might be able to take the funicular and exit .. More...

The new club is in the process of being formed for snowboarders who ride on Cairngorm. An inaugural meeting will be held on Sunday 6th October at 7.30 pm in the function room of the Cairngorm Hotel, Aviemore. All interested parties are welcome to attend. An update will be published on this page ....More...

Whilst on a week away on holiday in Scotland in the sun (yes, it really does happen!) I decided to pop into all of the 5 Ski (Snowboard?) resorts to get a feel for the lie of the land when it comes to planning a few emergency boarding fixes this coming Winter.Whilst I was more than happy taking the .. More...

Despite falls of fresh snow across Scotland's mountains this week, after an unseasonably warm and dry April, all five of the country's ski areas have closed for the season. The final survivor was Cairngorm, which opened it's new funicular railway this season.Prior to closing for winter sports .... More...

The Lake Districy Ski Club are currently showing some good snow on their slopes at Raise. There's a few runs to be had, which are serviced by a button tow. Their website is here.

Scottish resorts have been enjoying huge dumps of new snow and are currently reporting excellent skiing conditions though high winds have been giving access problems at some resorts. Locals report seeing scores of cars abandoned along the route to the resorts.However, the wind dropped and the skies .. More...

Management at Scotland's Lecht Ski Centre, riding high on last winter's success, have come up with some amazing deals for 2002.Prices have been put on hold so 2001 rates still apply, under-18's are now classed as Juniors, and they've introduced a brand new 5-day ski package - the "Birds of Prey". .... More...

Cousins Alain Baxter and Lesley McKenna have both been in trouble with the International Olympic Committee recently. Lesley was asked to remove the Scottish Saltire from here clothing prior to her first Salt Lake run. Alain had dyed his hair with the blue cross of Scotland and has since had to dye ....More...

The Ski Club of GB reports that:With nearly two months of operations complete, the Funicular is now averaging around 60 round trips each day, carrying up to 80 passengers being per trip at peak times. In total, in excess of 35,000 passengers have been carried by the CairnGorm Funicular since it ....More...

The warm weather in Northern Scotland has led to a complete thaw of snow, with two of the areas five resorts closed for snowboarding and skiing at present. The heavy snow over Christmas and New Year saw more than 5,000 dailyvisitors to the area's ski centres.The Lecht is currently the best .... More...

There's a new terrain park currently in construction (depending on snow fall) at Nevis Range near Fort William, Scotland. An improved park is planned which will include some Snow Summit style rails and fun boxes along with some good tabletop jumps and hips.They hope to have a slopestyle comp .... More...

The new £14.7m Cairngorm funicular railway is undergoing last minute safety checks before opening this month and whisking skiers to within 150m of the 1,245m summit in a mere six minutes.

It's currently snowing in Scotland and several inches have fallen overnight. We're told that some of the Scottish resorts, including Lecht, may well open some tows this weekend. You can see the forecast here and there sertainly seems to be a big dump heading for the Cairngorms.There's even rumours ....More...

In keeping with Snowtime UK's strategy of announcing everything at the last minute, the locations of the 400m and 750m slopes within London remain secret. However, all sites will feature high level motorised removable covers allowing boarding and skiing to occur during rain and extending the ....More...

A second outdoor slope site in London, this time south of the Thames has been offered to Snowtime UK. This one is 400m long, but again, we don't know the actual location.Snowtime ask if anyone knows of any other potential sites for winter outdoor snow in the UK, near any city, then let them know by ..More...

We spoke to Snowtime UK yesterday about the proposed 700m slope in London. Although they are still early in the negotiation stages and necessarily cagey about details, when pushed they said that the slope could be anywhere between 700m and 750m, within the M25 and north of the river. Hmmm... that's ..More...

Cairngorm's brand new funicular train, the first of its type in the UK, arrived at its mountain destination last week after a 1,100 mile (1760km) road and ferry trip from the factory in Berne, Switzerland. A lone piper ceremoniously lead the 1,100 ton carriages through the ski village of Aviemore .... More...

The information provided by the testing at Medway Snowbowl could seeoutdoor skiing in southern England in less than 18 months.A site has been identified and negotiations have begun for a 700m outdoor winter snow slope in Central London. This will be the first of up to 20 outdoor slopes aimed at all ..More...

Check out Glencoe and Glenshee's new web sites which are full of up to the minute information about the resorts as well as their history and a run down on the slopes.Did you know that The Flypaper at Glencoe is Scotland's steepest on-piste run, or that Glenshee hosted the first ever British .... More...

There have been a few changes to the membership deal at Yad Moss tow.Adult membership: £25.00Junior membership: £10.00Family membership: £40.00 (2 adults and any no. of children under 18 living at the same address)Daily charge for use of tow:- Members £5.00 Non members £....More...

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) have decided to spend an extra £3.5m on ensuring the £14.8m Cairngorm mountain railway is a success. The move will now bring the mountain railway fully into public ownership, ahead of its opening later this year. Originally HIE was to own the funicular .... More...

The Lecht ski centre in Northern Scotland is reaping the benefits of a half million pound investment in upgrading (a new triple chairlift has arrived from France) and rebranding - the centre is now 'Lecht 2090' after its top height in feet.The centre is the first in the UK to offer Dévalkarting and .. More...

The final phase of Cairngorm's £14.8 million mountain railway is now underway with completion scheduled for December 2001. The UK's first high speed funicular, above the popular Scottish resort town of Aviemore, has a winter capacity of 1,200 passengers per hour and summer capacity of 500.Running ....More...

Despite the foot and mouth crisis Yad Moss in the north of England is still with us. The last season was extremely frustrating, both for the operators of the tow and their keen supporters. The Foot and Mouth restrictions meant the loss of 10 excellent days of skiing at the beginning of March - days ..More...

Whilst you're probably a bit sick of hearing about foot and mouth, spare a thought for the brave boarders and skiers in the North of England. Whilst Scotland has been enjoying one of the best seasons in recent years, the English tows of Yad Moss and Harwood have been closed as they are located on .... More...

Completion work on Cairngorm's funicular railway is due to recommence this week after the ski center has enjoyed one of its most consistent winter seasons for many years. Despite the problems of foot and mouth disease keeping visitor numbers below what they might have been, Aviemore's ski center ....More...

Its going to be an untimely end to the season with Scotland's Cairngorms enjoying some of the best conditions in the last 10 years and generally still better than much of mainland Europe. Skiers at Cairngorm (Aviemore) last week were treated to blue skies, perfect snow and no lift queues with ....More...

Scotland continues to enjoy one of its best winters seasons in years and unusually snow conditions are better than many areas in mainland Europe. Unlike the Alps, which are currently melting, snowfall in Scotland has been regular and temperatures have been consistently low since Christmas. To add ....More...

It seems that the eternal battle that Scotland's five winter sports centres have to continue to operate successfully don't cause them problems enough. Nature has it that as the resorts benefit from the best snow conditions in many years, the first outbreak of highly contagious foot and mouth ....More...

PS sends this report from the North of England:Thursday 1st March was a fantastic day at Yad Moss. Deep drifts, blue skies, low temperatures and packed powder snow. The half mile run had been well prepared by our new piste basher and even the Poma behaved itself. Imagine our dissapointmnet then to ....More...

Last weekend SR travelled all the way from Milton Keynes to Glencoe to bring us a picture of the rather fine, natural, non-manufactured, lovely white snow that's laying around Scotland at the moment, wondering what it's let itself in for. More...

Scotland's five ski areas continue to offer superb conditions following substantial further new snow falls on Monday. Access roads blocked by snow and in some cases strong winds prevented several of the areas opening on Tuesday but all areas are now reported to be open with fresh powder to enjoy.....More...

After a slow start, Scotland's ski resorts are currently enjoying their best season in years thanks to near constant low temperatures, heavy snowfall and less of the bitingly cold strong winds that often blight the ski experience at several of the country's five centres.Snow is continuing to fall ....More...

20,000 skiers and we suspect, even a boarder or two, are expected to decend on the five Scottish ski resorts this weekend with the best conditions for 35 years. Blue skies are forecast and there is up to 2m of compact snow providing excellent dry piste snow.Braemar is now accessible after having ....More...

We received a report from GW on Harwood yesterday. It reads:I arrived at 10am and the snow was not too bad but by the time I had gone back to the car to get my camera (dinner time) there was grass showing through all over but in general it was at least 10 times as good as dendix. Only one rope tow ....More...

The Boarder awoke this morning to all our Christmas wishes come true. Two and a half inches were forecast and we think we got three. Lucky us. We haven't seen snow like this down south for a good few years so those of a more northerly persuasion must forgive our little moment of excitement.

We hear from the Frozen North that Yad Moss is expecting. But this time, they're hoping it's not snow, as they have two Kassbohrer pisting machines arriving this weekend and they don't want the delivery lorry to get into difficulties on the road.For more on Yad Moss click HERE.

We've been told of a great new site for all the resorts in the North of England. The information is all recent and much more up-to-date than our own ;o) The site includes info on the uplift, vertical, top station, access, après ski, costs and much more.The site is really worth a visit - ....More...

We've received an email from "R" that tells us that the contact number for the Raise tow in The Lakes is 01539 535456. This can be used to check on the current lift status.To get to the tow, park before the youth hostel up a rough track at the back of Glenridding. It's then about a 1 hour traipse ....More...

Although we don't propose to let you know about every single flurry in the UK, we thought you might like to know that some keen adventurers are already making use of the recent snow falls in the UK. From PSOn wednesday we had our first proper fall of Snow in Snowdonia, perhaps 2 -3 inches on the ....More...

One of the property companies participating in the re-development of Aviemore has pulled out of the resort. However the exit of Probus Estates, who were contributing £2 million to the £6.4 million overhaul should not threaten the plans according to project managers. The resort's ....More...