•Snowsport Area Signage Survey - Win a five day pass!

•All Scotland 5 day pass £115

•Mountain Weather Outlook

•English Club Fields Summary

•Winterhighland Webcams

•Ski Area Contact Numbers & Websites

All five snowsport areas are offering great sport for all ability levels, with fantastic weather for mid-week, get up while the sun is shining.

It was another fantastic sunny day across Scotland's five snowsport areas and more of the same is on the cards for Wednesday, so if you can get up for a mid-week slide, do it because some more unsettled weather is moving in during Thursday.

There is fantastic cover on all runs across the five areas with an extensive and deep consolidated base. The base is hard packed and surface conditions generally starting firm and grippy, but loosening off during the morning on sun lit aspects and the best surface conditions will follow the sun, so don't assume staying on the same run will give you the best conditions all day!

The dirunal freeze thaw cycling at lower levels is morphing the snow into more spring like granular snow. You'll get the best out of the day if you have good edges so you can take advantage of the maximum amount of terrain, don't rush in the morning, arrive mid morning when stuff is loosening up and stay till the lifts are closing to make the best out of the current great cover.

Well worth exploring around the areas for the best snow as the day goes on. At Glenshee on Monday Carn Aosda softened first, then Butcharts. By lunchtime the original Meall Odhar run off skiers right of the Meall Odhar T-bar was in sublime shape, just perfect hero snow and it remained undoubtedly the pick of the day throughout the afternoon.

On Tuesday at the Lecht the Eagle was the loosest surface on the main side, but the pick of the day was the Buzzard which further out from the Poma had some fantastic off-piste. As you traversed further out North from the tow there were few tracks and thus smooth snow with a silky beautiful to ski surface of loose granular snow on a firm base, great off piste on which you could lay out some big turns and the firm base meant it wasn't cutting up.

Returning from the Lecht, CairnGorm Mountain remains a vast whiteness glistening in the evening Sun. The full 2000ft vertical is lift served to the Ciste Car Park with the shuttle bus running at least every 30mins, usually at 15 and 45mins past the hour (check with ticket office for lunch break). The Laogh Mor Return and lower Ciste Gully are pisted to the Ciste Car Park.

At Nevis Range the runs below the Braveheart Chair have excellent cover following the big Easterly storm late Feb, but the upper reaches of Coire Dubh were scoured - recommended way in is Winger Wall, Chancer has the best cover for genuine experts. On the front the East face of Goose Gully continues to be the pick, best cover here since 2001, possibly since the lifts went in skiers right of Goose Gully.

This has been and will be recorded as a historic winter, come and be part of the epic start to spring.

:: Snowsport Area Signage Survey - Win a five day pass!

Over the past year new signage has been introduced across the five Scottish Snowsport Areas, the latest signs having gone up earlier this season at Glencoe. The bi-lingual signage has been produced and funded in association with Comunn na G?hlig who are currently conducting an online survey with regards to the signs. The survey and further information at:

http://www.cnag.org.uk/soidhnichean/

One lucky participant in the survey will receive a 5 day all area pass for use at all Scottish Ski Centres drawn at random from the submissions.

:: All Scotland 5 day pass £115

Just a reminder that this season there is the option to buy an All Scotland five day ticket which can be used at all five of the Scottish Snowsport areas on five consecutive days.

If your heading to CairnGorm Mountain these can be bought online from CML at http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?agency-CAIRNGORM&organ_val=24897&schedule=list&event_val=SKI5 .

:: Mountain Weather Outlook

Another bright and sunny day with little wind on Wednesday, slightly cooler with the FL at 2500ft.

Becoming unsettled again from Thursday with wintry showers moving south, sunny spells and snow showers for the hills is looking like the most likely outcome for Friday and Saturday with the FL around the lower slopes. Windy on Thursday, less so Friday.

:: English Club Fields Summary

All the English Club fields have fantastic snow cover and plan to be open at the weekend. Check club sites and phone messages for the latest and access for non-members at the weekend.

Harwood: http://harwoodski.webs.com/
Allenheads: http://www.ski-allenheads.co.uk/
Yad Moss: http://www.yadmoss.co.uk
Swinhope/Weardale: http://www.skiweardale.com
Raise: http://www.ldscsnowski.co.uk

:: Winterhighland Webcams

NEW: Loch Morlich Webcam showing CairnGorm from the Windy Ridge, west over Coire Cas, Sneachda and Lochain is now live.

NEW Glencoe: http://www.winterhighland.info/cams/glencoe/ .

CairnGorm SSC: www.winterhighland.info/cams/cairngorm-mountain .

Live weather data and graphs of the past 48hours weather from CairnGorm Mountain at www.winterhighland.info/cairngorm .

Mountain Spirit host our Aviemore Webcam which looks down Grampian Road in the direction of the Ski Road. See www.winterhighland.info/cams/aviemore .

:: Ski Area Contact Numbers & Websites

Glencoe: 0871 871 9929 www.glencoemountain.co.uk
Nevis Range: 01397 705825 www.nevisrange.co.uk
Lecht: 01975 651440 www.lecht.co.uk
CairnGorm: 01479 861261 www.cairngormmountain.co.uk
Glenshee: 013397 41320 www.ski-glenshee.co.uk