Adventure Travel News » alps http://adventure-travel.co/blog From Adventure Travel Co. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:44:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Scottish Highlands – the new Alps? http://adventure-travel.co/blog/2010/02/scottish-highlands-the-new-alps/ http://adventure-travel.co/blog/2010/02/scottish-highlands-the-new-alps/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:09:17 +0000 admin http://www.beouthere.com/blog/?p=358 With comparable weather to the Alps, this season’s weather conditions in Scotland have surprised many winter sports enthusiasts.

The BBC have written a story about the latest conditions in Glencoe. With a meter of snow at car park level and up to 80 cm falling in 24 hours further up the mountains, the region is one of the world’s snowiest.

It’s not all good news though. Story after story has emerged of winter sports related fatalities in Scotland over the winter season, some due to severe conditions not typical to the area. Comparable to the Alps? Perhaps.

We would love to hear from anyone who has visited both regions this season: general@beouthere.com.

BBC source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8538404.stm

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