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Skiing
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Cairngorm
Mountain has beaten 200 other resorts to win the "Golden Ski
Award" for "The Most Improved European Ski Resort"
Previous European winners include Verbier in 2000 and Mayerhofen in
2001. It was awarded by the "Good Ski Guide" effectively
the Association's Which Report on ski resorts globally. This demonstrates
that Scotland has come of age as a serious ski destination! Situated
within the Cairngorms National Park, CairnGorm offers a wide variety
of skiiable terrain. The north facing corries and slopes of CairnGorm
Mountain provide a spectacular natural landscape setting for winter
snow sports in Scotland. The ski area is suitable for all standards and the recent funicular railway provides quick, comfortable access to the mountaintop and particularly the higher lying nursery slopes. You should also have a look at the Mountain Exhibition where you will also find the Ptarmigan Restaurant the highest in the UK! Skiing takes place in two adjoining corries; Coire Cas and Coire na Ciste. Coire Cas offers great intermediate runs whilst Coire na Ciste is an excellent beginners area. However, further down Coire na Ciste the terrain becomes more demanding and is best suited to advanced and expert skiers. |
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Climbing and Hillwalking
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The Northern Cairngorms provide all-year-round opportunities for mountaineers. It is for this reason that Glenmore was chosen as the site for the National Outdoor Training Centre. The cliffs of the Northern Corries give good rock climbing in summer and snow and ice climbing in winter and are easily accessible from the skiers car park. The same car park is also a good starting point for hillwalking expeditions onto the Cairngorm plateau from where several Munros can be reached depending on fitness and time of year. Remember many of these hills are serious undertakings and should only be attempted by well equipped and competent hillwalkers. Aviemore has several climbing shops for replacing essential items that you may have lost or forgotten to bring. | |||
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Water Sports
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There are two
Water Sports Centres in the area. Loch Insh Water Sports (www.lochinsh.com - tel 01540 651 272) Loch Morlich Water Sports (www.lochmorlich.com - tel 01479861221). Both centres offer tuition and equipment hire for Caneoing/Kayaking, Sailing and Windsurfing. They also have mountain bikes to hire for the landlubbers in the family. |
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Mountain Biking
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There are hundreds
of tracks suitable for mountain bikes in the area. Equipment can be
hired locally in Aviemore and Grantown on Spey. Bothy Bikes, Rothiemurchus (www.bothybikes.co.uk - tel 01479 810111) Aviemore Mountain Bikes (tel - 01479 811007) Bike Hire Scotland, Grantown-on-Spey (tel - 07739 901396) |
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Fishing
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The Spey is
a triumph of nature. This beautiful and prolific river is set among
some of Scotland's finest mountain and forest scenery and is one of
the four most well renowned fishing rivers in the world. Fishermen
come from all over the world to sample the prime Salmon and Sea Trout
fishing available here. The Salmon and Sea Trout season is from 11th February to 30th September |
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Fishing the Spey
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This magnificent and variable river rises to the west of Laggan in the Monadhliath Mountains and travels a distance of 100 miles before it reaches the sea at Spey Bay. However, it collects the waters from an area much in excess of this, from tributaries, as it flows past the villages of Newtonmore, Kingussie, Aviemore, Grantown-on-Spey, Charlestown of Aberlour, Craigellachie, Rothes and Fochabers. It is, in fact, the second longest river in Scotland and world-famous. As a matter of record, it is one of the great salmon rivers. Net fishing ceased at the end of the 1993 season and there is now no commercial netting for salmon within the Spey district. | |||
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Fisheries
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Listed below
are some of the fisheries you may care to visit. Rothiemurchus Fishery,
Aviemore (www.rothiemurchus.net - tel 01479 812345) |
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Tennis
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There are tennis
clubs both at Grantown on Spey and at Boat of Garten and visitors
are welcome at both. Grantown on Spey LTC (http://grantown.totaltennis.net - tel 01479 872277) Facilities include Catering, Changing rooms, Creche facility, Meeting room, Pay and Play, Showers, WCs and Wheelchair access Boat of Garten Golf and Tennis Club (www.boatgolf.com - tel 01479 831282) Visiting players are welcome and membership of the club gives access to the changing and catering facilities of the clubhouse. |
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