Skiing in Glencoe and après in Glasgow: a brilliant Scottish weekend on and off the slopes

A new shuttle bus allows for a full day’s skiing in the Highlands followed by a night on the town in Glasgow

Skiing in the sun with big-mountain views, dining on cheese fondue and finishing the day in a luxurious hotel room with a beautiful bathtub. It might sound like the stuff of Alpine dreams, but you can keep your wooden chalets and scenic Swiss valleys – I can’t afford them anyway. I’m getting all of this on a ski-and-city break in Glasgow. Well. Sort of.

The skiing part of the holiday is actually happening at Glencoe Mountain Resort in the Scottish Highlands. I won’t be attempting to clip in and ski past Greggs on Buchanan Street in the city centre. Scotland’s largest city is snow-free at the moment, with the exception of the year-round snowdome at XSite Braehead, a 15-minute drive down the M8. It’s here that Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports are making the dream of a car-free ski weekend in Glasgow a possibility.