Glencoe, United Kingdom
Glencoe is Scotland's oldest resort and also boasts the longest vertical descent (800m) in the country. It spent much of last season up for sale, when it went into receivership in November, however its now been bought by a Glasgow businessman who plans to open the resort all year round.
This tiny outback is Scottish through and through, and the best place to ride in the country. Unlike other Scottish resorts this is not a poor alpine imitation, and okay, Glencoe may have very harsh weather patterns, but who cares when they try and do things the right way here and don't try and make out that they are something they're not. This place is real and knows what it is about having kept a proper sense of proportion. This may not be a big place, but it is exactly what Scottish snowboarding should be about: simple, friendly and without an attitude.
It also has the best natural terrain in the country making it a small natural fun park. In general, the runs will suit all levels, although not testing. However, Glencoe's remote location means it is far less crowded than other resorts. People who come here do so because they don't want the propaganda and bull of the other places. 2007 saw a new terrain park open, built and run by locals.
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Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: Dec to May
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 5
Chair lifts: 2
Drag lifts: 3
Other lifts: 1 learner tow
Max people per hour: 4,300
Board Leashes required: Yes
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 19
Total ride area: 20km/200 hect
Longest run: 1.6km
Top lift: 1068m
Vertical drop: 305m
First lift: 457m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 53%
Red runs: 37%
Black runs: 10%
Lift Passes
| Low Season | High Season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | GBP | Average | GBP | GBP | Average | |
| Day Pass | 30.00 | 30.00 |
-3% |
30.00 | 30.00 |
-12% |
| GBP | GBP | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Pass: | - | - |
Lift Passes:
Half day £20
Day pass £30
Season £250 before end October
Lift times:8.30am to 4.30pm
Snowfall
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 0%
Facilities
| GBP | GBP | |
|---|---|---|
| Days Rental of Board & Boots: | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| 4hr Group Lesson (full day): | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| 4hr Private Lesson (full day): | 80.00 | 80.00 |
Snowboard Schools:
1hr group lesson £25
1hr private lesson £50
Beginner package - day rental, pass & lesson £40
Snowboard Hire:
Board and boots £25/£20 per half/day
Night Riding: :
No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
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Scotlands biggest vertical and a no-nonsense, friendly resort. It's had plenty of financial issues in the past, but thats hopefully all behind them.
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TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:None
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Snow forecast
Weather for Thu 9th:| Morning | Afternoon | Night |
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| top | 1cm |
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Resort News
Scottish resorts looking good 8Feb07
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XC Bike Trails in Glencoe Mountain Resort Area
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 After hearing from Andy and a few others that the ‘weasel track’ (named after the ex military vehicle used to ferry skiers up back in the days before the chairlift) was ... Sun 30 May 10 -
Exploring the Plateau by bike
Towards the end of last week I decided to take the access chairlift up to the plateau area of the resort to see what kind of existing trail network was around up there more suited to xc/singletrack type riding (the stuff that normal folks with a ... Mon 24 May 10
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Weather & conditions
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glencoemountain: We are open today with light wind & light drizzle. Plateau,low road & Mugs Alley are getting thin in places but... http://t.co/BDsB4Zes
glencoemountain: We are open today with light wind & light drizzle. Plateau,low road & Mugs Alley are getting thin in places but... ... Fri 10 Feb 12 -
glencoemountain: Its been a long hard day .. looking after 007 aint easy you know!!!!
glencoemountain: Its been a long hard day .. looking after 007 aint easy you ... Thu 09 Feb 12 -
glencoemountain: Light to moderate S/SW wind forecast for tomorrow with a chance of snow flurries or drizzly showers clearing ....... http://t.co/nqec9z21
glencoemountain: Light to moderate S/SW wind forecast for tomorrow with a chance of snow flurries or drizzly showers clearing ....... ... Thu 09 Feb 12 -
glencoemountain: Overcast this morning but its dry with good visibility ... Plateau runs are icy top and bottom and firm and fast... http://t.co/qAej92fT
glencoemountain: Overcast this morning but its dry with good visibility ... Plateau runs are icy top and bottom and firm and fast... ... Thu 09 Feb 12 -
glencoemountain: Pretty much the same as yesterday but a bit breezer ... All runs are open with the exception of car park ones... http://t.co/Id9FEfc5
glencoemountain: Pretty much the same as yesterday but a bit breezer ... All runs are open with the exception of car park ones... ... Wed 08 Feb 12 -
glencoemountain: Not too windy at the mo!!!
glencoemountain: Not too windy at the ... Wed 08 Feb 12
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