Itinerary
You'll meet your guide in Fort William to get fitted for your equipment - you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer. In the evening you'll get to know the rest of your team over a nice evening meal.
You'll start the day at Nevis Range ski centre where you'll decide on the best area to ski. You'll do a few laps of the resort to get your ski legs back, before heading off for some off-piste skiing. In the afternoon, you'll enjoy some ski touring. this is important we'll go through how to properly attach your skins and function your ski touring bindings while out in the snow. everything has to be done in a methodical way so you don't lose a ski!
Your focus today will be avalanche awareness. You'll learn how to use transceivers, shovels and probes in an emergency situation, and how to read avalanche forecasts. In the afternoon you'll head back out for some skiing fun.
Today you'll put everything you've learnt into practice. After a short walk, you'll ski uphill to the top of your first Munro - Cairn Liath. From here you'll navigate across the plateau to the top of your first descent of the day. After stripping your skins, you'll ski a fantastic line down to your lunch spot for the day. You'll end the day with a ski down Creag Meagaid.
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You dont need to have any off-piste or ski touring experince for this trip. However, you do need to be able to confidently ski alpine red graded runs to do this trip. If you are unsure about your experience please contact us at any time. Alternatively, if you would like to book some private ski tuition before or after your trip please get in touch.
The weather in the mountains is always unpredictable. The guides have been skiing in Scotland for years and in their experience, it is almost always possible to find some good skiing within the months of January - April. The guides are highly experienced in looking for the best possible conditions and love showing you how to do it too.
Included:
- Guides
- Accommodation (You'll be required to pay a single supplement if there are restrictions in Scotland at the time of your trip)
- Any Ski Passes
- Breakfast
Excluded
- All transfers (including to/from the venues each day due to covid restrictions in Scotland)
- Food
- Ski and avalanche equipment
Scotland will throw absolutely everything at you all the time, so expect to ski some great powder and some hardpack.
You'll be staying in either The Ben Nevis Hotel or the Alexandra Hotel just outside of the centre of Fort William. The rooms are twin or triple sharing.
For those who want their own room, a single supplement is available - prices start from £69 per night and can be as high as £200 per night depending on the date. The guide can confirm the exact price when you request it.
The days are long out in the mountains, so a good level of fitness is required. Expect 8 hours on the hill each day with up to 1000m of ascent with a reasonable sized ski rucksack on your back.
Absolutely! We get lots of solo travellers. It's a great way to meet like-minded people.
Start Day: 1
Start Time: 5 pm
Start Location: Ellis Brigham outdoor shop, Fort William
End Day: 4
End Time: 5 pm
End Location: Ellis Brigham outdoor shop, Fort William
Specialist Equipment (Available to rent)
- Ski/Split Board
- Ski boots
- Skins
- Poles
- Avalanche transceiver
- Metal snow shovel
- Probe
- Ski crampons
Clothing and accessories
- Waterproof Jacket with hood
- Waterproof Ski Trousers
- Fleece leggings
- Soft Shell or fleece Jacket
- Sunglasses
- A few pairs of warm Gloves or mitts: Thick and Thin
- Ski Socks
- Goggles
- Ski Helmet
- Puffy over jacket
- Wool hat
- Sunglasses
- Head Torch
- Spare gloves
- Map, Compass and whistle
- Rucksack – 35 – 45 litres.
- Rucksack liner and/or dry bags.
- Vacuum flask
- Water bottle
- Sun cream and Lip Salve – SPF 30 minimum
- Personal first aid
- Clothes for the evening
- Toiletries
Hire is available directly from Ellis Brighams in Fort Wiliam. The costs for the duration are as follows:
Skis, skins, boots and boles: £85
Transceiver, shovel and probe: £60
The itinerary will always be flexible. These trips are about you getting the most out of your experience. The guides will make a decision on the best ski locations each morning.
The First Minister announced that Scotland would be entering a lockdown on 23 March 2020. Under law, the Scottish Government must review that lockdown at least every three weeks, so it's likely that there may be several changes before your trip. Some of these potential changes are as follows:
Hotel
Currently, people from more than one household (or extended household) must not stay in accommodation together while the current restrictions on indoor private gatherings are in place.
This means, that unless you are travelling with people from your household, you'll be required to pay an additional £69 single supplement charge. This also includes solo travellers and can be paid directly to the guide upon arrival. Please inform your guide of this, immediately after booking when completing your participation form, found on your Skyhook dashboard.
Please note: if you are travelling with at least 1 other member of your household, then this does not currently impact your trip and you will not be required to pay a single supplement.
Transport
People from more than one household (or extended household) must not share transport. This means that you'll be required to make your own to/from the mountain each day. If you do not drive, then there are several options available:
- Bus: the Nevis Ranger costs £4 each way. This option is only available on one of the days of your trip.
- Taxi: the cost of the taxi depends on availability, demand and time of year. You can expect to pay £5 - £20 per trip, one way.
- Car hire: available from companies such as 'Easy Drive' from Inverness, Glasgow Airport and Fort William.
Your head guide is Connor
All trips on Skyhook are run by small, hand-picked local guiding companies. For this trip your guides run Atlas mountaineering, based in Spean Bridge.
By booking through Skyhook you'll be joining a small-group trip. This can make it nice and sociable (you'll be added to a group chat after booking), and guarantees great value for money!
