Scott McDonald from UNITED KINGDOM writes:
A recipe for magicâ¦
On a cold march morning with the warm sun and birds singing in the city of Glasgow I packed my skiing equipment for a day of adventure at Nevis range. The journey up to the resort was a relaxing drive with amazing views over lochs, mountains and sea coasts, passing villages and towns with all required amenities, services and accommodation. Upon arrival, after driving up the ski road, I was greeted with a large car park area, a foot deep fresh powder and welcoming reception area. The staff were very friendly and helpful and I found the place to have an inviting ethos surrounding it. After purchasing my ticket from the very efficient ticket booth I travelled up the gondola (only one of its kind in Scotland) with once again amazing views over the fort William area and to the mountain of Ben Nevis (tallest in the uk) with dominating presence along the skyline. Once reaching the top station you are greeted by more friendly staff, a restaurant, shop and the highest postbox in the uk! After a quick lunch in the restaurant which offers top notch food at reasonable prices and browsed the shop I travelled out to the slopes. By the view from the top and the fresh untracked powder one could be mistaken they were actually in the alps, but no its Scotland. The runs were excellently maintained by a fleet of piste bashers and dedicated staff. I thoroughly enjoyed the range of exhilarating runs on offer for many levels of experience, from complete beginner, with assistance by the friendly ski school, to the ski enthusiast. For the more experienced skiers among us there is the opportunity to experience arguably some of the best skiing opportunities in Scotland by visiting the back corrie which is serviced by the Braveheart chair. All of the runs at Nevis Range face either North or North-East as well as the back corries and as much of the snow here comes on southerly winds, it's easy to understand why the snow build up is so good in the back. Its often excellent quality as the shelter afforded by the main bulk of Aonach Mor lets the snow settle without being to affected. Allowing skiing sometimes as late as May! So by the end of my day with a smile on my face travelling back down the mountain for the last time, I didnât want to leave and neither did many of the younger ski enthusiasts desperate to go up, âjust one more time!â. Nevis Range truly is the best resort for the people of Scotland and her visitors, with modern facilities, friendly staff, abundance of ski area and a stunning backdrop of scenery you would be foolish to go elsewhere!
2005-07-27 |
