Snowboarding on Cairngorm Mountain

Skiing in Scotland can be a bit of a lottery, but on its day, there's nowhere better, says Lesley McKenna
  
  


Snowboarding on Cairngorm
There were rare conditions in Scotland this March and April, when the slopes on and around Cairngorm mountain turned into a powder paradise. Here, British snowboarding champion Lesley McKenna rides off-piste at Ciste Mhearad Photograph: euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
According to McKenna, some of the best free-ride runs she has ever done are around Cairngorm near Head Wall Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
'Proper powder face shots all the way!' Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
McKenna on Head Wall Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
McKenna on Head Wall Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
McKenna on Head Wall Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
McKenna on Head Wall Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
McKenna on Coire Laogh Mor Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
The snowpark on the Ptarmigan piste is a lot of fun as well Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
Alpine and freestyle coach Chris Mitchell at the Ptarmigan funpark Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
Angus Leith gets some air at Coire Laogh Mor Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
Snowboarding on Cairngorm
Ben Kilner, a member of the team GB halfpipe team, lands on his head at Coire Laogh Mor Photograph: Euan Baxter/euanb.com
 

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