Saturday, January 16, 2010

Too much snow closes ski centre

The CairnGorm Mountain ski centre in the Highlands of Scotland was closed yesterday - because of too much snow.

After a two-day blizzard, the operators have had to bring in huge caterpillar vehicles and snow blowers to try to clear the approach road and the slopes.

Colin Matthew, operations manager at the centre near Aviemore, said roads were blocked by 15ft snow drifts.



He said parts of the funicular railway track up the mountain and the ski-tows had been covered by snow.

The CairnGorm Mountain has been enjoying a bumper winter.

It has had its best Christmas holiday season in 14 years, with more than 8,000 skiers and snowboarders using its runs over a four-day period following Christmas Day.

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