Ski Touring Equipment Hire Scotland

Ski touring in scotland offers a wide variety of terrain weather and snow.

Ski touring equipment hire scotland.

Whether you re just starting out or pushing boundaries heading for the alps or staying close to home we ve got the knowledge experience and passion to help you have the best time on the. Our braemar store originally opened in 1986 hiring out cross country skis and now offers everything from summer walking product and outerwear to alpine nordic ski touring equipment. Our ski hire and servicing facility is open weekly throughout the season and details of opening times are in our regular email updates to members and also provided when you book. We organise weekends away in scotland and overseas trips when conditions are good day trips are organised at short notice.

As a result tourers need a wide range of equipment and skills. Welcome edinburgh ski touring club is active in scotland norway the alps and beyond from traditional cross country skiing through telemark skiing to alpine touring and ski mountaineering. We also have a fully equipped ski servicing workshop available for member use. Our ski and snowboard equipment is renewed regularly and kept in great condition.

From our base in aviemore we can explore the surrounding hills in any direction. Ski touring or ski mountaineering is a great way to cover long distances rather than on foot. Ski touring and split boarding have become increasingly popular in recent years in part thanks to improvements in the safety of touring bindings the lure of the backcountry and the ease of finding equipment both online and in ski shops. We have committed to an ongoing upgrade programme to update our whole stock of hire equipment ensuring you get a set up that you can trust and performs well.

Equipment rental closed from 18 march 2020. Travelling across coast and country. Ski touring and ski mountaineering in scotland. In opening hours if you re using the ski area for ski touring please purchase a ski touring ticket for 12 which allows you to use the pistes for coming down and includes 3 single uplifts.

We deliver the ski touring mountaineering rental to your home or accommodation in the aviemore and cairngorms area so you don t have to travel to collect the equipment. As winter ends we metamorphose into a hiking cycling and climbing club with an. Ski touring in scotland is probably the best way to see the hills in winter. There is some fantastic ski touring accessible from the glenshee ski area.

We now have three stores which are located in braemar ballater and aviemore either side of the cairngorm national park.