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Skiing in the United Kingdom

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oldmanski
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Possibly moving to Inverness, Scotland this winter for 2 years, what are the ski fields like there? Any info would be great since I am going to factor this in on my decision making.
May 17 2019 3:31PM
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neleson
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Im not sure but i have one scotish friend and he said there is not much skiing going on but im sure youll be able to find something. On the english side there are a few indoor places atleast in manchester and london I think.

**This post was edited on May 17th 2019 at 6:24:09pm
May 17 2019 4:09PM
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Hoel
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Nevis range, Glenshee, Glencoe.

Check out ”British Backcountry” group on facebook. You can definitely ski in Scotland, but most of the great skiing is human powered. The country offers a lot of steep gullies that last surprisingly long into the spring.

Inverness offers a close access to the Cairngorms. It takes a bit more effort to ski Scotland, but if you’re also into mountaineering it isn’t half bad.
May 18 2019 7:06AM
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oldmanski
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HoelNevis range, Glenshee, Glencoe.

Check out ”British Backcountry” group on facebook. You can definitely ski in Scotland, but most of the great skiing is human powered. The country offers a lot of steep gullies that last surprisingly long into the spring.

Inverness offers a close access to the Cairngorms. It takes a bit more effort to ski Scotland, but if you’re also into mountaineering it isn’t half bad.


Thank you for the information! I will check all this out. Cheers
May 18 2019 9:29AM
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JmckR
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You're making a terrible mistake.
May 18 2019 10:06AM
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oldmanski
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TheMailManYou're making a terrible mistake.[/QUOTE

Majority of my life has been a terrible mistake
May 18 2019 11:17AM
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Non_State_Actor
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oldmanskiPossibly moving to Inverness, Scotland this winter for 2 years, what are the ski fields like there? Any info would be great since I am going to factor this in on my decision making.


Do it!

There isn't much skiing in the UK itself but the alps are a quick flight away, so is Scandinavia.

If it's only for a couple years it's not that big of a deal to miss a few ski days in order to take advantage of a cool opportunity to live in Scotland.
May 18 2019 11:24AM
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oldmanski
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mystery3Do it!

There isn't much skiing in the UK itself but the alps are a quick flight away, so is Scandinavia.

If it's only for a couple years it's not that big of a deal to miss a few ski days in order to take advantage of a cool opportunity to live in Scotland.


That is what I was thinking and of course the wife is all over that, flights are affordable back and forth it looks like.
May 18 2019 11:34AM
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skiP.E.I.
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I've seen some videos from Scotland big mountain skiing and it looks pretty impressive. I think it would be a cool scene to be in. There is also some indoor skiing in Northern England.
May 18 2019 1:54PM
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skiP.E.I.
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/911054/Scottish-skiing-edit-2018https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/903263/April-Pow-Line
May 18 2019 1:57PM
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skicel
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skiP.E.I.https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/911054/Scottish-skiing-edit-2018https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/903263/April-Pow-Line


I didn't know there was skiing like this over there. Thats dope!
May 18 2019 2:48PM
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SuckleBrick
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coskiier1024I didn't know there was skiing like this over there. Thats dope!



BIG boy Shit
May 18 2019 3:21PM
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oldmanski
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Thanks all for the info, I will know more next week what we are doing.
May 18 2019 10:24PM
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