After a snowy start to 2026, Henry headed North to discover Scottish skiing - to realise a dream long held, and to explore how an industry left on its knees is celebrating an epic winter. The sun rose – barely – out the window of the train as it wound its way higher and higher and deeper and deeper into the Scottish Highlands. There was barely anyone else onboard, and who could fault them? The snow had been falling thick and fast over the previous few days and this, the first

Five days and 55 miles of hiking through the Scottish Highlands give Henry time to stop, breathe, and look up at the mountains, for once ...

I love taking the train. One of the things I’ve discovered in recent years is that you can take the train to go skiing in a huge number...