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Visitor reviews for The Lecht Ski Resort

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• February 05, 2012
  mark from United Kingdom
  

  Avoid, avoid, avoid. We have a timeshare at Hilton coylumbridge and ski at the Cairngorms each year. This year we decided to travel to the Lecht ski area, big, big mistake. They were open and showing 6 runs were open to ski. We paid and took the button lift to the top of a run where we were disgusted, none of them were skiable. They were in terrible, terrible condition, barely any snow cover at all. 3 of our party decided to try and make it down, others walked back. The 3 that did ski damaged there skis and needed them re-waxing and another was too badly damaged. We had to argue with the manager to cover the re-waxing, a new set of skis, and a refund of our tickets. All this took time to sort and ruined our whole day with our family.

• The Lecht Ratings

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  Access: 4.0 (1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of The Lecht.	Public Transport: 3.0 (1) There are no buses or taxis to The Lecht, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
  Scenery: 3.0 (1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.	Accommodation: 3.0 (1) No places to stay in/near The Lecht, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
  Cheap Rooms: 3.0 (1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.	Luxury Hotels: 5.0 (1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in The Lecht.
  Ski in/Ski out: 1.0 (1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.	Childcare: 2.0 (1) There are no child care facilities at The Lecht, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
  Snowsure: 2.0 (1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) The Lecht is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.	Snowmaking: 3.0 (1) The Lecht relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
  Snow Grooming: 5.0 (1) There are no snow groomers at The Lecht, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at The Lecht are groomed daily.	Shelter: 2.0 (1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) The Lecht is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
  Nearby options: 3.0 (1) If snow conditions are poor at The Lecht, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.	Regional rating: 2.0 (1) The Lecht usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
  Lift Staff: 5.0 (1) The staff at The Lecht are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at The Lecht are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.	Crowds/Queues: 4.0 (1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
  Ski Schools: 5.0 (1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.	Hire and Repairs: 4.0 (1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.
  Variety of pistes: 2.0 (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) The Lecht has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.	Beginners: 4.0 (1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
  Intermediates: 3.0 (1) No intermediate terrain at The Lecht, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.	Advanced: 3.0 (1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
  Snow Park: 3.0 (1) Not even a kicker at The Lecht, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.	Off-piste: 3.0 (1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
  Eating: 3.0 (1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.	Apres-Ski: 2.0 (1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.
  Other Sports: 3.0 (1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.	Entertainment: 3.0 (1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.
  Ski Pass Value: 3.0 (1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.	Value (Global): 4.0 (1) Overall, The Lecht is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

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• February 05, 2011
  Brian from United Kingdom
  

  I live near The Lecht and have had many fabulous days there when the conditions are good. I have also been there quite a number of times and have been very disappointed. Of course, the conditions are very changeable this being Scotland. However, what I take issue with is the conditions report from The Lecht. It is often highly optimistic and sometimes sheer lies. Today they claimed "Runs complete with packed snow some icy patches". The slopes were on fact 1 sheet of ice. If they were a bit more honest their valued customers would not waste their time when conditions are inadequate and believe them when conditions are fantastic.

• November 23, 2010
  Craig from United Kingdom
  

  I went to Nevis after Boxing day 2009 for my first attempt at skiing. It was a little too much as the nursery slopes were not ready. We went to The Lecht in Feb for 3 days and I'm returning over new year this year, it was fantastic. As a beginner The Lecht was brilliant with 2 nursery slopes running, and no steep walks to the slopes. The only problem was the queue for the hire, we got there early but still waited for 1.5hrs.

• October 21, 2010
  scott greig from United Kingdom
  

  The Lecht is awesome!

  I live in Perth, Scotland so I have a choice of Glenshee, Cairngorms or the Lecht but I always prefer to go to the Lecht as it is soooo much fun. They have good facilities and the terrain park is wicked.

  Glenshee is awesome too but if you go on a weekend it is a nightmare as you spend most of the day standing in queues for the lifts.

• July 03, 2010
  miss-ski from United Kingdom
  

  I strongly discourage anyone from going to The Lecht. Me and my friend went after Christmas and booked two days ski school with boot and ski hire. We went for one day and the next day it was closed because the snow was so bad. After contacting them a few times and getting quite a rude attitude in response they still refuse to refund any money without us having our lift passes - which we unfortunately don't. They refuse to accept we've paid even though I watched them write "paid in full" over our names in their appointments book. Feel very cheated, by the lack of communication and organisation. At the very least I suggest you ask for a receipt and pay by card. The Lech is a very nice place to go if all goes well but for security I'd use a bigger company like Cairngorm.

• April 02, 2010
  Peter Francis from United Kingdom
  

  Just back from The Lecht and back in Sheffield. Brilliant skiing for the last week. The only down side being the lack of a good Guinness.

• January 24, 2009
  Ski_Dude from United Kingdom
  

  The Lecht is certainly a brilliant place to take beginners.

• November 04, 2008
  Mountainaddict from United Kingdom
  

  Just back from The Lecht - had a fantastic time.

  Typical Scottish skiing conditions (ahem...) - blue sky, sun, packed powder, no wind - and all on the first weekend in November!! Only about 150 cars in the car park so no queues either.

  When Scotland's good it's excellent but when it's bad...well that's another story.

  All credit to The Lecht for making the effort to open so early.

• January 17, 2008
  Rob Stables from United Kingdom
  

  Living locally, I consider myself fortunate to have the Lecht close at hand. I do, however, wish the operators would give more information to the public regards ski conditions. They should also be able to clear the roads easier so it doesn't close when they have too much snow. Facilities are good and runs cater for all levels. On the way home, if going via Glenkindie, call at the Glenkindie Arms. Eddie and Debs will see you right for a good pint and just as fine a home cooked meal.

• December 08, 2006
  Niall McPherson from United Kingdom
  

  The Lecht may be smaller and lower than Glenshee or Cairngorm but it is sheltered, north facing and has the best snow making/grooming facilites in scotland. This means that it is often open when the bigger resorts are closed. The pistes are not that long but suit all abilites and the simple layout of the resort means children can be left to roam free with out geting lost.
  Midweek you will have the pistes and lifts to yourself but on a good weekend the secret (to weekend skiing anywhere) is to have your skis on by 9.
  There is also a brand new base station including cafe bar and ski hire system which means that you can have a pint while you wait.
  All in all this is well run resort perfect for learning any time and on a good day is as gud as any where.

• November 06, 2005
  wilksy from United Kingdom
  

  the lecht is amazing.just the resort for a beginner right through to expert with a range of pistes its a great day or holiday out. you should try it!!