Of all the ski resorts in the world, the one I've been most desperate to ski has been Glencoe. While I'm sure there are 100s (if not 1000s) of "better" resorts out there, it is an area that I have spent a lot of time in in the summer and has some of the most spectacular scenery I've ever seen.
I wasn't even intending to ski today as I didn't arrive until midday. I went to enquire how much a lift pass for tomorrow would be and they told me that they were £15 per day. You can't ski for an hour at Xscape for that, so I was persuaded to hand over the credit card straight away.
The 1st stage up the mountain is the access chair which is a fairly old 2 man lift. At the top of this you can normally ski across to the other lifts, but the snow cover didn't reach this low, so they were running the Argo Taxi. (For those of you who only ski the 3 Valleys, and Argo is the make of all-terrain vehicle that many of the stalkers use in the hills - you don't see too many of them in Courchevel!!). After the short drive, it was the single chair, which was a challenge when carrying skis and having a safety bar that didn't work!
Eventually I made it up to the skiable area and got going. There were 6 others sharing my resort today, so no lift queues! I think there were more people out walking than skiing. But what an amazing experience. The snow was in very good condition, and with views across Rannoch Moor, who could wish for any more.
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