Glencoe Ski area
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Glencoe Ski area near Glencoe, Highland, is the oldest ski area in Scotland
. The ski area has seven lifts on Meall a' Bhuiridh
, which serve a variety of ski runs.
The car parking area lies below the normal snow line, so the skiing is reached via a low level access chair lift, although it is occasionally possible to ski all the way down to the car park. The access chair lift also runs in summer for tourists and walkers.
The ski centre is located on a very isolated stretch of the A82 amongst some of the most dramatic scenery in the UK, roughly 15 miles (24.1 km) from Glencoe village. Public transport is infrequent and the ski centre is around 1km from the main road. It is possible to do a day trip by bus from Glasgow (to the ski road end).
Accommodation is available in the nearby villages of Glencoe and Ballachulish
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The ski area has seven lifts on Meall a' Bhuiridh
Meall a' Bhuiridh
Meall a' Bhùiridh is a mountain on the edge of Rannoch Moor in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies near the top of Glen Coe and Glen Etive, overlooking the Kings House Hotel inn and the A82 road...
, which serve a variety of ski runs.
The car parking area lies below the normal snow line, so the skiing is reached via a low level access chair lift, although it is occasionally possible to ski all the way down to the car park. The access chair lift also runs in summer for tourists and walkers.
The ski centre is located on a very isolated stretch of the A82 amongst some of the most dramatic scenery in the UK, roughly 15 miles (24.1 km) from Glencoe village. Public transport is infrequent and the ski centre is around 1km from the main road. It is possible to do a day trip by bus from Glasgow (to the ski road end).
Accommodation is available in the nearby villages of Glencoe and Ballachulish
Ballachulish
The village of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred around former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish was more correctly applied to the area now called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, but was usurped for the quarry villages at East Laroch and West Laroch,...
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