Glenshee Ski Resort Guide
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Issued: 30 Apr
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Today’s Weather (832 m)
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4 °C |
F-Level
1100 m |
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10 |
6 °C |
F-Level
1450 m |
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5 °C |
F-Level
1700 m |
Acres of ski: 1952 | Pistes: 38 | Snowmaking: 10%
Halfpipes: - | Terrain parks: 1 | X-Country: 60 km
Resort Opens: 23 Dec 2012 | Resort Closes: 14 Apr 2013
Lifts: 25 (2 chair lifts, 23 surface lifts)
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- Nearest Airport: Aberdeen
- Nearest Train Station: Pitlochry
- Tourist office phone: -
- Tourise office website: www.ski-glenshee.co.uk
- Slopeside Accommodation: no
Glenshee lies just off the A93 road some 20 miles north of Blairgowrie. The resort is titled the 3 valleys of Scotland and when all lifts are open, the ski area really is quite extensive by British standards. Served mainly by drag lifts due to persistently high winds you can ski in relatively remote locations on the slopes of Glas Moal, to the east. The steepest run at Glenshee is probably the west wall on the side of Glas Moal but it is the Tiger Bumps that people seem to remember. This run is served by an ancient chairlift that is hard to get onto and you never feel truly safe until you get off. But then you have the 330 metre vertical descent straight back down. On its day, Glenshee can offer knee deep powder but it is often hard, icy and dogged by chilling winds. Accommodation can be found in Blairgowrie to the south or in Braemar to the North. One final comment; the A93 is known to block very easily and road conditions can be very hazardous so make sure you go prepared with a shovel and some grit!
Resorts close to Glenshee include:
Cairngorm (37 km),
The Lecht (45 km),
Glencoe Mountain Resort (86 km),
Nevis Range (94 km),
Allenheads (237 km),
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Piste info
- Trails (Pistes): 38
- Beginner: 25%
- Intermediate: 65%
- Advanced: 10%
- Cross-country: 60 km
- Snowmaking: 10%
- Acres of ski: 1952
- Terrain Parks: 1
- Halfpipes: -
Social
- Restaurants: 3
- Bars: 3
- Slopeside accommodation: N
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Mountain info
- Summit: 1060 m
- Vertical Drop: 457 m
- Base: 007
Lifts
- Draglifts: 23
- Chairlifts: 2
- Gondolas / Cable Cars: -
- Toplift: m
Travel
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- Season opens: 23 Dec 2012
- Season closes: 14 Apr 2013
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Visitor Reviews of Glenshee
Lorna from United Kingdom writes:
I started skiing up Glenshee when I was 15, I'm now 37. I've had a good few years where I have haven't skied at all, due to prefering a hangover then having kids, now I'm back. Boy have things changed up there (I'm less than an hour away). For a start no queues, there doesn't seem to be the coaches that there were 20 years ago. I remember waiting in the queue at Butcharts looking down seeing buses thinking 'Oh God, the queues'. Good news for us, bad for business. The friendliness of the staff hasn't changed, all good for a wee passing of the time of day. The tows don't seem to breakdown like they used too.
Yes it's an expensive sport, and I do think that the dink dink, should be free. This may attract skiers to bring the kids for a wee shot. My kids are young. I costed out around £45 a day with 2 hours tuition, that hurts (I've got 3!) I can't wait to get them on the slopes.
Love Glenshee totally :)
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