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Skiing in Scotland

by Maria81

For those who live in the UK, it's possible to ski on real snow without leaving the country - Scotland has a number of skiing areas: Cairngorm Mountain, Nevis Range, Lecht, Glencoe Mountain and Glenshee. They all have equipment hire facilities and ski schools - and are good for beginners given the slopes are less steep than those of a lot of resorts in France, Italy, Switzerland or Austria. Ski passes and equipment hire are also often cheaper.But you do have to keep in mind that weather conditions are much more unpredictable - Scottish Highlands are prone to high winds which shut the lifts and pistes, and snow can fall and thaw unexpectedly, so Scotland is one place where you want to go skiing last minute, as opposed to planning for months in advance (like we did for Italy).

Munro Bagging

by Maria81

For the dedicated hill-walker, Scotland's best known challenge is definitely the bagging of Munros - hills listed as being over 3,000ft high, named so after Sir Hugh Munro, who compiled the first list. Over a century has passed since the first round of Munro-bagging has been completed, so all sorts of other challenges have sprung up - who can do it the fastest, who is the oldest, who has done the most rounds, etc. For myself, I just hope to complete one round!Although at first glance 3,000ft does not sound high (would not get you very far in the Alps, that's for sure) don't overestimate the Munros. While climbing is only really necessary when you're on the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye, scrambling skills will come in very useful on the other Munros as well. Rapidly changing weather also adds its own problems, as climbing and navigation will be more difficult.The full list of...

Get out in them mountains....

by sourbugger

There are currently five skiing resorts in Scotland - although a couple have recently gone into receivership.Resort is perhaps not the best description. Despite attempts to market skiing in Scotland it remains pretty much the reserve of a certain sort of masocistic sportsman. The Scenery may be stunning, but the icy conditions, lack of snowfall and unbelievable wind-chill make skiing in Scotland about as much fun as cleaning the U-Bend of your toilet with your tongue.The resorts are now trying much harder to broaden their activities by using the lifts for mountain bikers, walkers and other such summer activities.The biggest investment in recent years has been the funicular railway from Aviemore.Full details of both winter and summer activies can be found at the website below.

Golfing in the first golf course in the world

by galy

There are six public courses on St Andrews Links. The most famous is the oldest golf course in the world It has many remarkable features which help make it so special to golfers around the world. It is a public course The course is known for its particular physical features including 112 bunkers, some of which are especially famous e.g. 'Hell' on the long 14th, 'Strath' on the short 11th and the Road Bunker at what is probably the most famous golf hole in the world, the 17th or Road Hole (so called because a road - which is in play - runs hard against the back edge of the green).Another peculiar feature of the Old Course is the double greens where the outward and inward holes are cut on the same putting surface. These greens are large, not surprisingly, and golfers can be faced with putts of almost 100 yards.The Old Course is also unusual in that it starts and finishes in the town, but...

Knapdale

by margaretvn

Knapdale is so beautiful. It is 7 miles west of Lochgilphead and situated at the head of Loch Sween. It is a large nature reserve with coniferous and native wood land. In the reserve are many little lochs and streams.We decided to do the “Barnluasgan Oakland Trail” and the “Loch Coille Bharr Trail” because they both start at the same parking area and can be done easily in one day.The Barnluasgan Oakland Trail is the shorter walk but you do have some steep climbing to do, although the walk is only a little more than a mile long. You walk through the Caledonian Reserve with is known for its rich variety of flora and fauna. The climb brings you to a lovely view point with a seat so you can rest and enjoy the view. If you are there at dusk you would have the chance of seeing bats as there are four different species that call this area home. The Loch Coille Bharr Trail was my favourite of the...

Real snow all year around in Scotland

by RobKay2008

Here in Glasgow I help to run an adventure sports club for young people with Downs Syndrome. - see www.downswest.org.uk for some inspiring pictures and youtube links. We have recently completed a six week course of instruction at Braehead indoor ski slope Xscape - on real snow, with the help of Disability Ski Sport UK www.disabilitysnowsport.org.uk .Xscape is a wonderful facility for skiers and boarders alike, with beginners areas and a huge main slope with some really challenging obstacles.The instructor was wonderful with the young people, and several of them are now skiing with increasing confidence. Hopefully we will get the chance to ski abroad too, and the links posted here have been most helpful. All is available at Braehead for hire.

Go to Murrayfield

by sebafromchile

I strongly recomend you visit Murrayfield. It is the greatest rugby pitch I've ever visited in terms of ambience. I saw Scotland beat England for the Six Nations in 2006. Also, visit the Roseburn pub at the corner of Roseburn St. and Rosebum Terrace. The only place to get a good sing-a-long after the game, no matter what the outcome is.

Football in Glasgow

by blint

In Glasgow there are two famous football teams: Glasgow Rangers and Celtic. Apart from being 2 of the top teams in Scotland they are also famous for other reasons. Glasgow Rangers is the Protestant team and Celtic the Catholic. This means that there is quite a bit of politics and trouble related to the football here, more so in the past but it is still very evident today. If you want to go to a Celtic-Rangers match (an old firm match as it is called) it with certainly be full of emotion, but be careful of possible violence afterwards. Here is the Rangers website: http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/WelcomeWhere you can buy online ticketsHere is the Celic wesite: http://www.celticfc.net/home.aspxYou can also buy tickets online here.Celtic's strip is white and green stripes and their stadium is Celtic Park. Celtic Park can be found at 18 Kerrydale St. You can get a buf from the city...

HIKE-CLIMB

by mtncorg

Hiking and climbing in Scotland brings thousands of visitors. Scotland offers the most rugged terrain to be found in the British Isles. Here are the highest and the steepest mountains. Vast open glens, rocky crestlines and boggy tundra can all be discovered. I enjoyed hiking in climbing in several areas - the Black Cuillin of Skye, the mountains of Arran, the bogs of Islay, and the canyon and falls along the River Clyde. These are some very nice areas to be found here in Scotland, but they represent only the tip of the iceberg. One should be prepared for full weather conditions up here, however, as weather can change quickly and tend to be extreme.For more, see my Skye, Arran, Islay and Lanark pages.

Hiking Ben Nevis

by Florida999

The hike up Ben Nevis was not the most difficult, nor the most interesting hike we have ever done, but it's kind of cool to be able to say you have hiked up the highest mountain in a country ...Plus, it did have some nice views along the way. We started at the parking lot, where a returning hiker gave us his Ordinance map of the whole area after I asked him some questions about the hike. He told us he was in the British military and hiked to keep in shape. Thank you British Army guy!! We walked up some sheep pasture for many miles and observed construction being done on the trail about halfway up. Very interesting. I asked how they got the equipement up there and was told by helicopter. The weather had started out almost perfect, but it got more and more cloudy the higher we got. Just about when the path started to be very rocky (no more green stuff in the area) it started raining and...

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