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Nevis RangeNewest Review: ... of its height and variety of slopes. The tickets available cover all requirements with season tickets, all day, half day, beginners area only etc. A full day pass was £19.75 for 00/01 season. Lessons, equipment hire is available. There are a total of 12 lifts of one sort or another and 35 runs spread over the area. My favourite ? Duncans Drop. For the boarders out there, you have a dedicated area just for you. There is a web site that gives conditions and up to date information on all of Scotland’s’ slopes at www.ski.scotland.net The nevis range site itself is www.nevis-range.co.uk If the weather is not good enough on th... more |
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by ultras67 - written on 26/09/01 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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The Nevis Range is about 4 miles to the north of Fort William which in turn is 106 miles (about two hours drive) to the north of Glasgow. The range is also popularly known as Aonach Mor, after the mountain the slopes are on. Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain is just 3 miles away. It is the highest of all the ski resorts in Scotland and generally has the longest of all the skiing seasons. The slopes are accessed by taking a gondola from the base station. The gondola is open all year round so that walkers, climbers and anyone who wants to can go up and to the top. Although not the biggest resort in Scotland, I have a soft touch for it ...


