Due to several snowfalls this week in eastern Scotland, the three eastern ski centres are opening this weekend 6 & 7 December: perhaps as many as seven lifts to open at the Lecht; two lifts at Glenshee; and skiing available at Cairngorm from the funicular only.
Full lift and skiing conditions can be seen at either [...]
The Lecht re-opened on Sunday 23 November for the second session of Scottish skiing in November 2008 and is opening again today for weekday skiing. Snowfalls on Friday and on Saturday night put down a general covering in NE Scotland even to sea-level and heavy snow showers on high ground on Sunday have resulted [...]
Having spent Saturday 1 Nov at the Lecht and Sunday 2 Nov at Cairngorm, I can honestly say skiing conditions were superb at the weekend with deep wide cover and cold conditions which meant the snow even on the lower slopes was not slushy. This was remarkable given it is only early November.
The weather [...]
In addition to the Lecht, Cairngorm Mountain will also be open for skiing this weekend after overnight snowfalls added to snowfalls earlier in the week. The only uplift will be the Funicular railway but top to bottom riding is available via the Travserse, Cas/105, zig zags and home road.
See the Cairngorm website for more details:
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After snowfalls last night added to snowfalls of the last few days, the Lecht have announced that they plan to open three uplift this weekend Friday 31 October to Sunday 2 November weather permitting: Eagle1, Grouse pomas and the Snowy Owl chairlift.
Not only is it unusual to have any skiing available during October, but the [...]
The Warren Miller film is an annual event in the run-up to the start of the Scottish ski season and this year it is called “Children of Winter”. It can be seen at three venues and tickets can be bought for £7.50 from Winterhighland.
Perth- Perth Concert Hall - Norrie Miller Studio. - Thursday 27 November 2008
Inverness [...]
The predicted blizzards have delivered some snowfall to northern Scotland with dustings reported at the daylodges of both Cairngorm and the Lecht this morning. The Ptarmigan webcam shows a light covering near the top of Cairngorm mountain.
Some more snow is likely tommorrow on the higher slopes according to forecasts but next week, temperatures will be [...]
There are some very wintry forecasts being issued for the Scottish Mountains for the first few days of October.
The Mountain Weather Forecast for the West Highlands has the following summary for Thursday 2 October:
“Widespread showers, increasingly falling as snow on the
mountains as Arctic air spreads south. High risk of
particularly severe weather over the western, perhaps [...]
