Four New Things - Part One

The highlands have seen an outrageous amount of snow this year, which is bad for climbing, but great for skiing. Having never really used skis (silksworth dry slope doesn't really count) I've been a bit afraid to invest the time/money in starting out. Turns out there's a good way to learn without putting up with the queues:

If you want to ski down a hill...

You should ski up it first