Nevis Range, United Kingdom

The Nevis Range opened in 1989 and has a modern lift system to rival any small resort in the Alps including Scotland's only gondola. The resort is situated about 6 miles from the town of Fort William, and its summit, Aonach Mor, is only 400 feet shorter than its close neighbour Ben Nevis, Scotland's highest mountain.

As with all the resorts in Scotland the weather is extremely changeable and is often a mixture of high winds, driving sleet ,rain and heavy blizzards. However, the people who run the place shrug off these problems and do their best to look after visitors. The main gondola takes you up from the carpark to the Snowgoose restaurant and the learner area. It's then the quad chair, the goose t-bar and the summit button to reach the top. As you would expect the better conditions can be found the higher you go, and there's usually a small terrain park at the summit.

There's not a tree in sight and wooden fences stretch down the mountain to prevent the snow from blowing off the main area. On a powder day the snow often drifts around the fences which provide some of the deepest snow to lay turns in, but they've nicely sharpened the ends of the fence posts so try not to impale yourself when trying to nab that last bit of powder.

With the exception of Duncans Drop and a few others the pistes are cut very narrow so you can't really open things up too much. They're kept in as good condition as they can be but if it hasn't snowed for a few days expect some brown stony patches.

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New Transceiver Park at Nevis Range  29Jan12

• Stella's' Canine Partners' Challenge
  
  We were delighted to be visited by Stella Hewett and her canine partner Jenson (pictured with co-worker Dale) today as they took a gondola trip and morning tea to rais awareness for 'Canine Partners'. As part of her work Stella launched the Colour ... Tue 01 May 12
• Open for Snowsports and Mountain Biking 28/29 April
  
  For those wanting to make the most of late skiing/snowboarding or early mountain biking Nevis Range is the place this weekend.  The Goose and Summit are open for sliding for the first time this April and the  Downhill ... Sat 28 Apr 12
• Olympic torch to visit the Mountain Bike World Cup
  
  OLYMPIC TORCH TO VISIT MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP The symbol which heralds the approach of the London 2012 Olympic Games is set to visit the scenic highland slopes which play host to the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup this summer as part of its 70-day ... Mon 19 Mar 12
• New Transciver Park at Nevis Range
  
  The new Transceiver Park at Nevis Range is now open for practicing search and rescue scenarios with your transceiver, shovels and probes.  The park is for all mountain users to encourage better use of avalanche transceivers and Nevis Range ... Fri 27 Jan 12
• Mountain Bike World Cup 2012
  
  Fort William World Cup Update 1 Only 192 days to go till the gravity world returns to Fort William with another weekend of non-stop action and entertainment on 9-10 June 2012. 2012 Early Bird tickets on sale During December 2012 tickets at 2011 ... Tue 29 Nov 11
• Christmas at Nevis Range
  
  Christmas lunches Set traditional christmas 4 courses lunches available for pre booked (phone (01397 705825) groups of 6 or more from Sat 17 - Sat 24 Dec. Available in either the Snowgoose restaurant & bar (gondola top station) or the ... Sun 13 Nov 11

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• Cross country endurance race
  
  Come and join us to watch a weekend of Endurance Mountain biking at arguably the best venue that this country has to offer. Enjoy the event with friends and family as well as the other competitors and have fun at this friendly events. The course ... Sat 26 May 12
• Mountain Bike World Cup
  
  If you happen to be in the area during this weekend then you're in luck.  We think that this is one of the best sporting events in Scotland, and it takes place right here in the highlands. The event is part of the Mountain Bike World Cup ... Fri 08 Jun 12
• Trials competition ...
  
   More details on the event ... Sat 09 Jun 12
• Downhill mountain bike race
  
    event ... Sat 14 Jul 12

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