SCOTLAND’S ski resorts are dreaming of a white Christmas to help weather rising rocketing energy and insurance costs as well as recoup recent infrastructure investments.
Nevis Range alone is facing a four-fold rise in electricity bills from £200,000 to £800,000 annually, plus insurance costs that have risen above inflation.
“Our electricity is a huge cost and if we are not careful, it is the sort of thing that could really cripple the entire ski industry,” said CEO Chris O’Brien. “We are experiencing a dramatic increase which, for a business our size, is extraordinarily difficult to absorb. Resorts like Nevis Range are also expensive to insure and we are looking at a massive increase there which, combined with electricity, is north of a million pounds.”
