Glenshee, United Kingdom

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Glenshee summary

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 (Aviemore) (37 km), The Lecht (45 km), Glencoe Mountain Resort (89 km), Nevis Range (94 km), Allenheads (237 km),

	Trails (Pistes): 38	Halfpipes: -
	Summit: 1060 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 26% Int: 64% Adv: 6%	Terrain Parks: 1
	Vertical Drop: 457 m	X-Country: 60 km
	Lifts: 25 (2 chair lifts, 23 surface lifts)	Snowmaking: 10%
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: -	Slopeside accom.: N
	Restaurants: 3	Acres of ski: 1952
	Bars: 3	Nearest Airport: Aberdeen
	Nearest Train: Pitlochry	Info phone: - \| Glenshee Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Glenshee

Richard Sproson from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

I think Glenshee is the best resort in the uk you just have to go at the right time so if your planning on going check the conditions first! The prices are exelent compare to canada where the lowest priced ski pass is $250 for a day! Ive had many great memories at Glenshee and on a good day or even a bad day you can always find a good spot for skiing. Europe has had so many bad winters resently that even a normal one would be a shock to us. So find some time to go there and you will know what im talking about. The Lecht and the Cairngorms might be open more than Glenshee but that's because Glenshee doesn't open when there is 3 inches of snow; they wait for the conditions to get good mostly because they don't want their skis that get hired to get scratched. I went skiing at the Lecht and Glenshee last year and Glenshee was the best because at the Lecht I was skiing on frosty grass, mud and the smallest amount of snow so when I turned it left grass. But at Glenshee they had pushed all of their snow onto 3 runs so it left 27 bare runs and 3 completly covered in snow. So if you have the choice of where to ski pick Glenshee and you will ave the best fun.

2005-11-27

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