Glencoe is now open for the 2010 season with the first tracks getting laid down in 6 inches of fresh that fell over the weekend under perfect bluebird conditions. A day some doubters kept saying could never come has arrived, Scotland has a full house of ski areas open and what’s more it’s been achieved before Hogmanay, that in itself is something quite special as it’s more often or not into January before the West Coast can get up and running.