PH ski/snowboard weekend to Scotland?

[benjj]

Anyone fancy it some time in Jan or Feb?

Nice drive up to Glenshee/Aviemore/Glencoe/Nevis Range on Friday, boozy night, ski/board Sat & Sun, drive home Sunday night or Monday...

Booze, mountains, snow, cars - what's not to like? Could be done pretty cheaply too I reckon (though its been 25 years since I last skied in Scotland...)

What's not to like? Easy to do as a single, couple or family.

I'm happy to do some organising but booking hotels and ski passes etc down to the individual. It would also be pretty easy to put together car sharing etc. I know I can take 3 passengers (plus skis & luggage) from the Yorkshire area.

[benjj]

OlberJ said:

Let us know when you are coming up. Would be up for Fri night drinking and a day of boarding.

Will do.

Any advice on where is best these days? I have fond memories of tackling The Tiger at Glenshee as a lad but Cairngorm seems to be most popular these days.

Do any of the resorts have hotels right by lifts etc?

[benjj]

This will be the first time in 11 years I will miss my Austria week in Jan and 3V week in March - baby due on NYE, d'oh

Mrs happy for me to nip off for a long weekend to Scotland though, bless 'er.

[benjj]

Excellent, sounds like a plan may be brewing.

I have seriously got room for a couple - my pal John (PHer johnfm) is up for it too and has dibbed a ride. It would be in a FFRR so room for 4 comfortably with luggage and skis. I don't have a roofrack so would be loading skis through the hatch in the armrest meaning 5 would be a problem (unless anyone has a spare roof rack for a 2005 FFRR!?)

As it stands the only really easy weekend for me is Friday Jan 20-22nd. I guess ideal plan would be to drive up through the day on Friday but it does mean people having to take a days holiday - no problem for me though.