It also boasts the steepest marked run in Scotland, the Fly Paper. Well worth an afternoon or a day trip. The most limited in terms of ski area but the gentler pistes offer a good place for learners who want to begin on the white stuff. The brush slope is a good place to practice or learn. Although it doesn't compare with the real thing it is one way of practicing your technique.
Buses run to the slope on the edge of town.
The weather and the snow conditions at Scotland's five resorts have never compared favourably with the continent. A spate of mild Winters has even threatened to bankrupt the industry while periods of heavy snowfalls can be accompanied by high speed winds and poor visibility. Another advantage is that all the resorts are within easy reach of the capital. One out of ten days skiing in Scotland is heavenly. With weather being so unpredictable get the Scottish Tourist Board's snow alert service.