Cairngorm

Pros: The best place to ski in Britain, lots of ski runs, not pretentious
Cons: You don't get the high altitude skiing of some places - it can get cold

Ouch, aagghh, oh no, 'watch out' and many other expressions of pleasure come to mind when I recall my attempts at skiing in Cairngorm, the most beautiful snow-capped mountains. Wild and expansive, the place names conjure the image - Aviemore, Glenmore ...

Pros: It is beautiful
Cons: It's freezing

Rob's coverage is certainly comprehensive but he fails to address why anybody living outside of Edinburgh or Glasgow would ever want to go there to ski. Go in the summer by all means. The highlands are truly breathtaking, and you can do a lot of...

Pros: Range of runs, nearby town for nightlife and accomadation.
Cons: Unreliable snow and unpredictable weather.

In April 99' I was up in Scotland, hoping that it would snow so I could go skiing. You see, it had all melted - Scotland not being known for genuinely reliable snow, and that season hadn't got enough for it to last well into spring. However the weather ...