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Skiing and snow sports in
Aviemore, Cairngorms, Strathspey & Badenoch areas
Skiing in
Scotland - . From gentle nursery slopes to hazardous black runs
you'll find them all here. Cairn Gorm, Glenshee and The Lecht are
the places to find your niche in the Cairngorm ski area. To be in a
friendly setting, with no language problems is a bonus for beginners
or if you have children. Relax, you don't have to get togged
up in the latest fashion to have fun here - after all, skiing is
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CairnGorm
Mountain: Located in the Cairngorm National Park this has become a
very popular ski resort. It should suit all standards from beginner
to expert. Snowboarders have their own Terrain Park which is
maintained by a squad of volunteers. Equipment hire and tuition
available. There is a snow sports school so it is a great place to
start. The recently opened funicular railway gives quick and
interesting access to the top of the mountain where you will also
find a restaurant and shop. The Ptarmigan Bowl (see cam) is a good
place to begin while Coire Cas is a good intermediate run. For the
experienced there is Coire na Ciste. There is 37km of pisted runs,
the longest being 2.2km. Aviemore, the nearest town is a
resort town so provides ample shops, eating houses and hotels.
Left past petrol station on outskirts Aviemore going south, follow
signs past Loch Morlich
Open: Winter sports Dec-Apl daily - weather permitting
Tel: 01479 861261
Web
Ptarmigan Bowl and Day Lodge web cams.
These images are courtesy of
CairnGorm
Mountain Ltd
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Lecht
is at 2090 ft
above sea level amid the beauty of the Eastern Cairngorms
at Strathdon. This natural playground offers exciting
year-round activities. It is an ideal place for
youngsters to learn. It has snow making equipment and is a
designated snowboard fun park - there's snowtubing and deval karting.
The ticket office and ski and snowboard hire are close to the White
Hare Cafe near the car parks. There is ski and snowboard
school beside the nursery tows. You can also hire ski, snowboards
and clothing. The shop provides all your forgotten items! There is a
restaurant and snack bar. The atmosphere is relaxed so if you're a
beginner it's a good place to start, not that there aren't some
terrifying places like black Harrier, only for the experienced!
There is 20km of pisted runs, longest being 900m.
Straddling the A939 on the Cockbridge to Tomintoul road,
Lecht is easily reached from Speyside and Aviemore.
Tel
(01975) 651440
Web
info@lecht.co.uk
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Glenshee
Cairnwell by Braemar. Not exactly the
Cairngorms but its in the general area.
Glenshee is situated on the A93, 9 miles south of
Braemar and 25 miles north of Blairgowrie The area is particularly
suited to intermediate skiers - terrain offers cross-country skiing
and snowboarding. Offers pisted runs of 40km, the longest being 2km.
38 runs, 10 green, 13 blue, 13 red and 2 black. Three mountain
restaurants and off piste skiing, equipment and clothing hire.
Beginners packages.
Tel: 013397 41320
Extensions:
Office 221
Ski Hire 230
Shop 233
Web
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