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Worth passing Glencoe for Nevis?
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Bar two evenings at Xscape, I've had 7 or 8 days on skis now, but they've all been at Glencoe. I do like the place and it is the most convenient for Glasgow, but variety is the spice of life and I'd like to try another hill before the season ends. I'm at good place on the fun/fear curve on the upper blue runs at the Coe (Main Basin, Happy Valley, Etive Glades), some I'm wondering if Nevis range a) has a decent number of runs that are at roughly the same level and b) they've had a similarly epic amount of snow and are maintaining good cover? It'll be all too easy just to pull into Glencoe instead of carrying on up the road, motivation required please!
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Taurig, not at the moment. Whenever the wind direction is from the SE (which it has been this week) Nevis Range is often closed - it's vulnerable to wind funnelling from that direction.

Otherwise, for variety, yes!
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Ah, now that is useful info, thanks! Is there a preferable wind direction and a max wind speed to keep Nevis running? Is the gondola the main problem?

So, if Nevis is ill advised, how about Glenshee or Cairngorm this weekend? (Heard the Lecht has nae snow?)
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Anything apart from SE winds is much better for Nevis Range. I wouldn't like to give a figure for max wind speed.

Glencoe has the best snow at the moment, followed by Nevis Range.

Cairngorm still looks decent at the moment. It can sometimes get busy at the weekends, but I wouldn't have thought it'd be too bad at the weekend. 10 out of their 11 lifts are running at the moment.

Glenshee is my favourite Scottish ski centre. It's also the best bet if there's a windy weather forecast. It has limited snow lower down (by the road) at the moment, although it's still decent further up / away from the road. If you want to visit this season, probably best to do it sooner rather than later as further melt could sever the links to the rest of the area. But probably has the poorest snow of the open resorts just now.

Yep, no snow at the Lecht - it's been a poor season for them.
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