Skiing

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Yad Moss (south of Garrigill, near Alston), is one of Northern England’s real-snow ski and snowboard areas.

The site is run entirely by volunteers and open to all skiers, snowboarders and Telemarkers and also have Associate Memberships available to non-skiing adults or those currently unable to ski or board at Yad Moss.

Being England, the snow at Yad Moss is unpredictable and the amount of skiing varies every year.  Yad Moss have to react quickly to favourable weather and cannot normally guarantee skiable snow more than a day or two in advance. In good seasons there can be over 40 days skiing and some truly superb conditions. Depending on the snow pattern, first runs can be as early as November and the last, as late as mid April.

The skiing area at Yad Moss is located between the ticket office at 600m above sea level and the top pylon at 720m. It is served by a single fast ski tow which is reached after a 10 minute uphill walk from the roadside car parking.

The auto-stacking Poma is 600m long and climbs 125m in vertical height. It moves up to 600 skiers and snowboarders per hour with a ride time of about 3 minutes. It provides access to runs of up to 800m in length. 

• Visit the Yad Moss website for more information.

The Lake District Ski Club was founded in 1936.  The Lake District Ski Club operates a 360-metre button tow on Raise, next to Helvellyn in the Lake District National Park. An hour's walk from the mines at Glenridding, Raise is positioned for the best snow in the Lakes and the tow gives access to a substantial part of the mountain.

There are up to nine runs available, depending on prevailing conditions, the longest of which is almost a mile. Raise's ungroomed slopes provide for a unique experience, with a total of sixty days of skiing enjoyed during particularly good seasons. 

• Visit the Lake District Ski Club website for more information.