Winter Skills in Scotland

FOR the last 7 years Unexplored Scotland has provided quality Winter Skills Courses in #Scotland. The company has revamped the programme of its courses and offers now a 2 day winter course every weekend from early January till early April. The two day course takes place on the Cairngorm hills near Aviemore.

Skills covered on the course include:

• Walking with crampons
• Using an ice axe to cut steps
• Avalanche awareness
• Digging an emergency shelter
• Practice ice axe arrests

For further information go to https://unexplored.scot

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Snowsports Shenanigans

FOLLOWING the success of this year's inaugural event, Groove CairnGorm returns for 2017 between Friday 24th and Saturday 25th February.

Groove CairnGorm – the resort-based #Snowsports #Festival will take place over the weekend of February 24-25 in #Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. The event takes place over the same weekend as the Scottish Alpine Series at CairnGorm, so some of the country's top riders will be in action in the area.

There will be après-ski with live music and DJs until the early hours in a big top in Aviemore. Shuttle busses will operate between Inverness and Aviemore.

Tickets on sale now, available from www.skiddle.com

www.cairngormmountain.org

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Snow sports first for Britain

MARCH 2016 will see a first for the UK with the launch of Groove CairnGorm – the first resort-based Snowsports Festival to take place on British snow. The festival, which will take place over the weekend of March 11-12, will be hosted in conjunction with Natural Retreats CairnGorm Mountain Ltd. in Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands. 

The event takes place over the same weekend as the Scottish Freestyle Championships at #CairnGorm, so some of the country's top riders will be in action in the area.

There will be après-ski with live music and DJs until the early hours in a big top in Aviemore. Shuttle busses will operate between Inverness and Aviemore.

Tickets on sale now, available from www.skiddle.com

www.cairngormmountain.org

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Head north to the pistes

HAVING seen the winter’s first #snow falls in #Scotland, Natural Retreat’s CairnGorm Mountain is preparing to open for the #ski season.   

With investments in a stock of iconic Burton Riglet Snowboard equipment and the launch of a Snow School this season, the company says the mountain is more family friendly than ever before. Even under-fives can reap the benefits with boards as small as 70cm (2.3ft).

The mountain has:

• More than 18 miles of pistes 
• Britain’s highest restaurant, post box, and Starbucks 
• Two shops, 
• An exhibition 
• Disabled access throughout  

A ten-minute drive from Aviemore, the resort can be reached on the Caledonian overnight train from London’s Euston station.

 www.cairngormmountain.org

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Ski school on the Scottish slopes

NATURAL RETREATS #CAIRNGORM MOUNTAIN is starting its own in-house snow school for the 2015/2016 #skiseason. By bringing the ski school in-house, booking lessons will be integrated with on-site ski hire and ticketing systems. 

Other changes have been implemented for the season, including: new fencing to catch more snow; a beginner’s ski-tow; mechanical reliability improvements to many of the existing ski-tows; and a ‘grab-and-go’ Storehouse Express for snacks on the slopes. 

Early Bird season passes cost £315 for adults and £76 for 6-16-year-olds.

One day of lessons at the ski school, including ski pass and ski hire, costs £99 for adults, £75 for children and seniors, and £57 for under 5’s.

www.cairngormmountain.org

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When in the Cairngorms …

Two things to do when in the Cairngorms, the UK’s largest national park:

A reindeer is for life, not just for Christmas.   

Take the kids on a guided hill visit at the Cairngorm Reindeer Centre in Glenmore, available daily from 11am. 

An experienced reindeer herder leads guests up the mountainside to where the centre's main herd live all year round. This walk is followed by the feeding of the herd. A range of tickets is available including a family ticket costing £40. www.cairngormreindeer.co.uk 

The Strathspey Steam Railway is offering a Easter Special (4 & 6 April) with a difference. Meet the Easter Rabbit at Aviemore station, get your chocolate egg and solve Easter riddles on board a traditional steam engine on either day, and visit the mini animal farm at Broomhill - see those cuddly bunnies up close. There will also be dining experiences available on both days to treat the family on the trip through the Cairngorms. Standard fares apply - www.strathspeyrailway.co.uk/easter-special-4-6-february/

The Cairngorms National Park is accessible by road and rail from all over the UK. For people flying to the area, the western side of the park is served by Inverness Airport while the eastern side is served by Aberdeen Airport. See more: www.visitcairngorms.com


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