There's hope that skiing could take place at the CairnGorm Mountain resort at midsummer for the first time in living memory. Skiing will be available this weekend for the first time since 1992, but it could continue until after 24 June. ...Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/10238296.stm

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There's hope that skiing could take place at the CairnGorm Mountain resort at midsummer for the first time in living memory. Skiing will be available this weekend for the first time since 1992, but it could continue until after 24 June. ...Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/10238296.stm

O I am still alive and we skied cairngorm midsummers eve in 1979 or was it 1980 there was alot of people up the hill and even tho my memory is failing I am sure there will be a few Scots who disagree with this story.

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O I am still alive and we skied cairngorm midsummers eve in 1979 or was it 1980 there was alot of people up the hill and even tho my memory is failing I am sure there will be a few Scots who disagree with this story.

O I am still alive and we skied cairngorm midsummers eve in 1979 or was it 1980 there was alot of people up the hill and even tho my memory is failing I am sure there will be a few Scots who disagree with this story.

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Not a hope now, it's a reality (or will be in the morning) - June skiing confirmed.

Oh and I'm alive, last time I checked anyway, and I've skied (using the lifts) up there in June before - might well have been in 1980 actually!

There's usually limited non-lift served sliding up there in June but it's the lifts being open that hasn't happened for a good while, 16 years to be precise. Last happened in June 1994 but if it wasn't for the lifts being shut early for funicular construction work it would have been possible in 2001 too.

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late 80s used to have a mid summers race on nevis range too, the snowgoose chair was open for access and then the goose t bar from a modified start point ...and when it got really thin a rope tow was installed

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A good writeup of the season in the Scotsman:

CairnGorm Mountain

The season in numbers for Scotland's ski centres:

* SKIER DAYS:

• SEASON: 28 November to 31 May

• DAYS OPEN: 143

• DAYS CLOSED: 19

The Lecht

SKIER DAYS

SEASON: 18 December to 14 April

• DAYS OPEN: 110

• DAYS CLOSED: 5

Glencoe

• SKIER DAYS:

• SEASON: 28 December to 18 April and opened weekend 24-25 April

• DAYS OPEN: 113

• DAYS CLOSED: 13

Nevis Range

SKIER DAYS

• SEASON: 22 December to 18 April

• DAYS OPEN: 117

• DAYS CLOSED: 11

Glenshee

SKIER DAYS

SEASON: 23 December to 11 April

• DAYS OPEN: 110

• DAYS CLOSED: 6

*A day of skiing purchased in a ski area


http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/It39s-summer-it39s-June-but.6331297.jp