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Saturday, 11 December 2010 00:08

Skiing in Scotland

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The Scottish Highlands are one of the few parts of the United Kingdom to have a number of ski resorts. Aviemore is a centre for the sport in the Cairngorms. There are also other resorts such as Aonach Mòr, and slopes at Glencoe Ski area and Glenshee Ski Centre. The Midlothian Snowsports Centre near Edinburgh, known locally as "Hillend", is the largest dry ski slope in Europe.

More dry slopes can be found in Bearsden and a new indorr ski complex is up and running at Excape at teh Braehad Shopping Centre.


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