twenty first February 2026
Scotland’s mountain snowsports centres say they’ve been having fun with their finest winter in six years. NEW
The 5 resorts of Glenshee, Glencoe, The Nevis Vary, The Lecht and Cairngorm are having a superb winter with considerable snow and chilly temperatures.
Glencoe mentioned it was proving to be the most effective season because the Covid pandemic hit in March 2020, whereas Cairngorm has described it as a “nice 12 months” to date.
The Scottish Avalanche Data Service (SAIS) has recorded 3 times the variety of avalanches it famous for the entire of final season, with nearly 100 of them within the final month.
That’s an indicator of how a lot snow has fallen
The pinnacle of Glencoe, Andy Meldrum mentioned that the realm had greater than 1,000 skiers and round sledgers final Tuesday.
“Greatest season since Covid. We’ve got been open for snowboarding now since early January.
“Virtually all runs and uplift on the mountain are open.”
Winter situations in Scotland. Picture c/o Dianne & Rod Frazer
David Farquharson, the managing director at Glenshee, situations had been “incredible” from about three weeks in the past.
“Busiest day to date has been 2,500 folks. Actually already higher than any since being shutdown for Covid,” mentioned Farquharson.
Cairngorm has had 23,000 skiers since opening on twenty first November.
“Since then, now we have had 68 days of snowsports accessible, with a few of our floor lifts – together with the West Wall Poma – working for the primary time in a number of years.,” mentioned the resort.
“The workforce on the hill has been working across the clock to maintain operations operating easily and is concentrated on maximising the snowsports potential this season.”
The Lecht and Nevis Vary have additionally loved a great season to date.
PlanetSKI’s Scotland reporting tea of Dianne and Rod Frazer posted from Scotland earlier this month:
Present situations in Scotland. Picture c/o Dianne & Rod Frazer
Scotland’s mountain snowsports resorts have beforehand endured some tough seasons in recent times.
PlanetSKI’s Simon Wilson visited in 2024 and reported alongside Rod & Dianne.
The Lecht, Scotland. Picture c/o Simon Wilson.
The Met Workplace says 12 months‑on‑12 months comparisons are tough due to the UK’s extremely variable local weather.
It mentioned a single winter might even see kind of snow than the earlier one for a lot of totally different causes.
“Nevertheless, after we have a look at the longer‑time period image, over the past 30 years, there’s a clear discount within the variety of days with falling snow,” mentioned the Met Workplace.
“We’ll want to attend till the tip of this winter season earlier than assessing how this 12 months suits into that longer‑time period pattern.”
Within the meantime skiers and snowboarders are persevering with to benefit from the good situations on the Scottish ski slopes.
Present situations in Scotland. Picture c/o Dianne & Rod Frazer
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