I used to think I was quite good at snowboarding. I've been to France quite a few times, mostly to the amazing resort of Tignes. But I can't even handle a simple poma, I must've fallen off about ten times yesterday!
Anyway regardless of my ability, I think that snowboarding is one of the most incredible things you can do, and I always try to promote it to people. There's nothing quite like thundering down a mountainside, taking in some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet, knowing that the chances are if you fall, it won't hurt that much.
Snowboarding is something that I think everyone should try at least once, but up until recently I would've recommended that nobody go to the ski resorts in Scotland. But since I haven't been able to go to France for a few years, I thought that desperate times called for desperate measures and agreed to go to Glenshee for the day.
It was brilliant! We had sunshine most of the day, and the runs had a lot of good coverage.
There was fresh powder on most of the hills with one or two icy patches, particularly on the Sunnyside run (which was still easily usable, even with the patches), with the best runs to be found at the back of the range, near to the Coire Flonn Pomas.
Anyway regardless of my ability, I think that snowboarding is one of the most incredible things you can do, and I always try to promote it to people. There's nothing quite like thundering down a mountainside, taking in some of the most beautiful scenery on the planet, knowing that the chances are if you fall, it won't hurt that much.
Snowboarding is something that I think everyone should try at least once, but up until recently I would've recommended that nobody go to the ski resorts in Scotland. But since I haven't been able to go to France for a few years, I thought that desperate times called for desperate measures and agreed to go to Glenshee for the day.
It was brilliant! We had sunshine most of the day, and the runs had a lot of good coverage.
There was fresh powder on most of the hills with one or two icy patches, particularly on the Sunnyside run (which was still easily usable, even with the patches), with the best runs to be found at the back of the range, near to the Coire Flonn Pomas.
In addition to the fenced off runs, there were some brilliant off piste areas with powder up to about two feet deep in places, which I did not think was possible in Scotland.
The facilities are a bit bare, and you do need to be able to rush up to the mountains at the last minute when the weather is good, but I think that on a good day you can get some brilliant boarding done in Scotland. It doesn't even begin to compare to some of the foreign resorts, but it's certainly worth the effort.
I'm glad I went up, and will definitely be going next year when the snow returns.
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