Scottish Centres Re-Open Slopes With Snow from Storm Éowyn
Scottish Centres Re-Open Slopes With Snow from Storm Éowyn
Published : 26-Jan-2025 08:31
Scottish ski centres are opening some terrain using natural snow cover for the first time in a fortnight after several days of wild weather from Storm Éowyn left enough snowfall for some.
It's a mixed picture though with other centres saying the storm did not deliver enough snow, or that it did but the snow was blown off their slopes by the violent gales that accompanied it falling.
Glencoe Mountain Resort has the most promising report, saying that its Access Chair, Coire Pollach, Plateau Poma, Magic Carpet and Cliffy are all scheduled to run today.
"There should be some lovely skiing on the lower and mid mountain runs. Not enough snow yet on the upper mountain but it is filling in. Snow cover varies from metres to centimetres depending on how it's been blown," a spokesperson said.
The centre is also trying to get its Rannoch chair, which "took a beating in the storm" working and plans to open at 10am today to allow for site preparations.
At Glenshee the Baddoch Chair, Plastic, Rope Tow and Dink Dink will all be open today. The resort couldn't open yesterday as access roads were closed, and says wind has taken away a lot of its fresh snowfall but that they do however have snow forecast for the next few days so are hopeful more can open in due course.
Cairngorm Mountain Resort also report that currently there is not enough snow to offer any other snowsports than on their Lower learners area but also state that they are keeping things under constant review. It's a similar story at The Lecht which has two carpet lifts operating.
Nevis Range is currently closed and says it will remain so to early February.
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