Stormy Scottish Weekend

March 9, 2009 on 1:24 pm | In Snowboarding, Skiing |

The snow is still falling today on the Scottish mountains as the weekend storm continues to add to the snowy coating already covering the hills. Ski-ing and snowboarding conditions in the last few days have been great under foot but pretty awful from the feet up as the wind has been blowing the proverbial, ‘as it had blown it’s last’ and standing up straight was becoming a challenge. 

With the wind due to drop and more snow forecast the conditions on the Scottish hills are likely to be good both under and above foot in  the week to come. There are a few events to look forward to this coming weekend as well, including the Nevis Mammoth Descent which is a race from the top of Aonach Mor to Meall Beag by ski or snowboard and is a whole lot of fun.

Check out the Nevis web site for more info.  Conditions are also fine for many of the other outdoor activities around the ski resort towns if the weather does decide to argue. Many of the mountain bike trails around the Spey Valley have been re surfaced and up graded in the last year or so and the mountain bike centre at Wolftrax, between Aviemore and Fort William, at Laggan, is always in excellent condition and well worth a visit if you can not get your adrenaline fix on the snow.

And if the wind is the problem, then why not make use of it and get yourself out on the water at Loch Insh Watersports centre for a bit of sailing or windsurfing. Warm wetsuits are provided for rent at the centre so do not be put off by the cold! 

Lesley McKenna
http://www.chunkyknit.com
Professional snowboarder, film maker and ambassador for Visitscotland. All sorts of outdoor sports from skiing to mountain biking and now mixes her time on the Snowboard World Cup Tour with time in Scotland doing these sports.