All five of Scotland's ski areas are open for snowsports and are enjoying this long awaited start to the season.

- Glencoe is open seven days this week with nearly all their runs in operation.

- Work is being carried out at the Nevis Range to build up the terrain park and the whole of the front face is open for skiing.
- Glenshee and Cairngorm are operating for snowsports, it's snowing there again now.

- The Lecht has a couple of beginner runs open at present and snow is expected over the next few days.

More snow is forecast for all the areas this week. Check up to date accurate conditions for all the resorts at www.ski-scotland.com and click onto the individual resort websites for further information on booking lessons, ski hire and ticket prices.

We look forward to seeing you on the mountains this week!