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Nevis Range BOOK NOW Nevis Range Bike School Open All Year at the ticket office contact us: 100m 11m or online Learn on the Worlds BEST Home of MTB World Cup Open in summer ZIP JUMP 01397 705825 01397 705825 Fun for months plus some nevisrange.co.uk GUIDING AND COACHING AT ALL LEVELS nevisrange.co.uk all the family winter openings DH and XC race camps A warm welcome to Nevis Range. We hope you enjoy your time here on the slopes, please take note of the following information for your maximum enjoyment and safety. Whilst on the slopes please follow the F.I.S. Code of Conduct at all times: IS IT FOR ME? Those venturing off-piste or back country should consider the following: 1 Respect others: behave in such a way that you do not endanger others. • and boarding ability - at least competent black run skiers or boarders. • Mountain awareness - appropriately experienced and equipped to look after themselves 2 / in control: taking account of conditions, ability and terrain. in a challenging and remote winter mountain environment. This includes aspects of route 3 Choose a safe route: take account of all mountain users around you. finding, route choice, hazard identification and avoidance. 4 Overtaking: give the overtaken skier room to manoeuvre. • Avalanche awareness - Nevis Range recommends that all skiers and boarders 5 Look both ways: when starting, entering a run or setting off after stopping, do so accessing the Nevis Range Back Corries or venturing into any back country terrain understand the benefits of, and are able to use, a transceiver, probe and shovel. safely and look both ways. Clinics, Workshops and Guiding sessions are held throughout the winter; details on the website. 6 Stopping on the piste: avoid stopping in narrow places or where visibility is DESIGNATIONS OF THE ITINERAIRES? restricted. Always move to the side of the piste when you stop. The Coire Dubh itineraries will commonly be designated as 'Limited Patrol' cover, but may also 7 Climbing and descending on foot: always keep to the side of the piste. at times be designated 'Open' or 'Closed'. This will be reported in the daily Report and on 8 Obey all signs and markers: they are posted for your safety, failure to do so the onsite screens. may result in withdrawal of your ticket. • Limited Patrol - The Coire Dubh itineraries are accessible for appropriately experienced and equipped skiers and boarders venturing off-piste. Limited Patrol activities include 9 At accidents: you are duty bound to assist. assessing conditions and posting notifications of hazards. Ski Patrol will assist anyone in 10 Witness: should you witness an accident it is your duty to assist with information. difficulty or who has become injured however, being off-piste, this is likely to be complicated and time consuming. Ski Patrol will not normally sweep itineraries at the end of the day. BACK CORRIE AREA • Open - The Coire Dubh itineraries are considered favourably accessible for advanced users, WHAT IS IT? The Back Corries at Nevis Range includes the off-piste Coire Dubh - which is within although still designated as off-piste. Patrol cover will be like the rest of the main ski area. the ski area, as well as the back country Summit Corrie and Coire an Lochan - which are outwith • Closed - The Coire Dubh itineraries are considered unacceptably dangerous for any users. the ski area. They are therefore out of bounds if being accessed by ticket holders. Tickets will be removed Coire Dubh from any skier or snowboarder accessing the area when it is closed. • Coire Dubh, within the ski area, is designated as an off-piste bowl, accessible from the main MORE INFORMATION AND ADVICE? ski area, with named itineraries. [From 2012/13 winter.] Nevis Range recommends that skiers and boarders seek up-to-date information before venturing • Entrances from the Nid Ridge are steep and often corniced. Cornices above and snow off-piste or back country. Nevis Range provides Snow Reports on a daily basis. The sportscotland conditions within Coire Dubh vary significantly, sometimes rapidly ie hourly, and also differ Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) provides daily Avalanche Reports. Nevis Range Ski Patrol from other parts of the mountain. Localised and widespread unstable snow deposits are are available to provide local information within the resort. common, and avalanches are possible. Walking may be required to return to the main ski area. ANYTHING ELSE TO KNOW? • Individual skiers and boarders are responsible for their own decisions and actions entering There is a long traverse leading out of the Back Corries to the main ski area, which may involve Coire Dubh. At all times safe access is your personal responsibility and at your own risk. hiking out. • The Braveheart chair is located within the Coire Dubh off-piste bowl and solely provides HOW DO I GET THERE? access within Corrie Dubh and to the extensive Back Corries area. Consequently, it is suitable The main entry points can be reached via Switch from the top of the Summit Button or Lemming for equipped and experienced back country and off-piste users only. Ridge (depending on conditions). Alternatively, some Back Corrie runs can be reached via • Like internationally recognised itineraries, the Coire Dubh itineraries are overseen by Ski Patrol, Warren’s T-bar. though in a more limited way than the front of the mountain. Summit Corrie and Coire an Lochan SKI CONDITIONS: nevisrange.co.uk • New mobile site • SMS direct to • The Summit Coire and Coire an Lochan are designated as Back Country and are accessed your mobile (txt SNOW to 07624 809 653 or sign up on nevisrange.co.uk) after walking across the plateau. These back country itineraries are not assessed by Ski Nevis Radio Ski FM 96.6 • 01397 705825 dial 1 Patrol although information is normally available from Ski Patrol. eMail direct to your inbox (sign up on nevisrange.co.uk) N