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I’m originally from Nethy Bridge, still have family there and have skied Cairngorm since the late 1970s. I was a member of the Cairngorm Ski Club for many years and race trained alongside Alain Baxter and Andrew Freshwater during the 1980s. Cairngorm is currently a very sorry reflection of its former self and seems to no longer wish to cater for skiers of an advanced standard. Their current inability to cope with snowfall is nothing short of pathetic and questions should be asked about the CM management capability. They desperately need to reinstate the Ciste and West Wall chairlifts and facilities at the Ciste car park and I also think they should reinstate the White Lady tow as a fast Poma (why not put dry mat near the bottom of the run and on the tow track to deal with any late season lack of snow?). It’s a shame it’s been impossible to ski down the White Lady to the M1 Poma this season due to the snow filling in under the Fanicular tracks. This would also enable skiing down the East Side of the tow which is always in good condition when the snow comes from a North Easterly direction. I dearly hope this petition is sucessful to restore Cairngorm as a ski area to cater for all abilities of skiers, not just beginner and lower intermediate level skiers and that the next step will be another petition for a White Lady Poma.