Snow sports touring: find out more

Courses

Mountaineering Scotland runs a weekend training course each winter aimed at those members who commonly take the role of leader within a group, either as part of a club meet or when out with their peers. See here for details of our next snow sports touring weekend.

There is a strong tradition of skiing at Glenmore Lodge, which offers a range of courses in ski-touring and off piste skiing, from introductory to advanced level.

Find out more about Glenmore Lodge's wild skiing courses.

Join a club

If you are looking for like-minded people to get out with and share your adventures, there are several clubs affiliated to Mountaineering Scotland who encourage and support snow sports touring.

• Glasgow Ski Touring Club
  
• Edinburgh Ski Touring Club
  
• Eagle Ski Club
  
• Caithness Mountaineering & Ski Club
  
• Tayside Nordic Ski Club
  
• Inverness Backcountry Snowsports Club
  
• Kyle Mountain Club
  

Books

The following books and website may help you with your planning:

• Ski Mountaineering in Scotland by Bennet & Wallace SMC ISBN -907521-20-7. This book was published in 1987 and is now very dated, but a new edition has been rumoured.
  
• Scottish Off-piste Skiing & Snowboarding, Nevis Range & Ben Nevis by Kenny Biggin ISBN 978-0-9926065-0-30. A guide to skiing and snowboarding off-piste, steep skiing, and ski mountaineering.
  

Online resources

• Winter Highlands includes latest conditions on their website and app, and a blog and forum for hitching up with others on the website.
  
• Scottish Ski Touring website has a large number of routes mapped and graded.