UK weather: Scotland's ski resorts have better snow than Sochi

Forget going to Russia for a Winter Olympics-inspired holiday in Sochi as Scotland has received record snowfall at its top ski resorts.

Glencoe Mountain has reported depths of 285cm, while Cairngorm Mountain has seen 250cm and Nevis Range 200cm, the Daily Mail reports.

At Whistler in Canada, the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics, there has been a depth of just 128cm.

While it may sound like a skier's haven, staff at Scotland's ski resorts are spending their days digging out the ski tows and lifts.

Ian 'Spike' Sykes, who founded Nevis Range in 1989, told the Lochaber News: "There's more snow than ever in the history of skiing here at Aonach Mor.

"It's the best day's skiing I have ever had in Scotland. I skied in places that we never planned to ski when building the resort as we never for a moment thought it would be possible."

According to the Daily Mail, the massive snow drifts in Scotland have caused more avalanches than last year.

Scottish mountains have seen 159 avalanches already this winter.

A spokesman from Lochaber SAIS said: "Further deposits of fresh unstable windslab will continue to build on the existing deep accumulations lying in sheltered areas, mainly on North through East to South-East aspects above 850 metres where avalanches will occur."

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