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Lat Long: 56.81° N 3.46° W
Ski United Kingdom

Glenshee Resort Reviews

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Issued: 6 pm 11 May 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Glenshee: 0.3 cm on Tue 12th  (after 9 PM)

Visitor reviews for Glenshee Ski Resort

Glenshee Ratings

Overall: 3.2. Based on 36 votes and 49 reviews.

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Snowsure: 2.8

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Glenshee is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.5

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Glenshee has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.5

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 4.2

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 3.8

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Glenshee

Public Transport: 2.4

  • There are no buses or taxis to Glenshee
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 3.2

  • No places to stay in/near Glenshee
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 3.8

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 3.3

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Glenshee

Ski in/Ski out: 1.9

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 2.0

  • There are no child care facilities at Glenshee
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 3.0

  • Glenshee relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 4.2

  • There are no snow groomers at Glenshee
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Glenshee are groomed daily

Shelter: 2.5

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Glenshee is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 2.4

  • If snow conditions are poor at Glenshee, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.7

  • Glenshee usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 4.2

  • The staff at Glenshee are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Glenshee are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.5

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 3.5

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 4.1

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 3.7

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 3.9

  • No intermediate terrain at Glenshee
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.3

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 2.6

  • Not even a kicker at Glenshee
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 2.2

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Glenshee
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 1.8

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Glenshee has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 3.6

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 3.3

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 2.8

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 1.8

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 2.3

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 3.0

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.9

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 4.2

  • Overall, Glenshee is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.6

  • Overall, Glenshee is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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March 15, 2013
Stormrider_uk from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Have been at Glenshee several times this year and the conditions have been fantastic. The wind can be very strong as is true of any Scottish resort but when it dies down and the skies are blue Glenshee (Glen of the Fairies) really can be a special place. The staff are very friendly, the scenery is lovely and the snow can be as good as anywhere on a good day. I spend most of my time exploring the many excellent off-piste areas but when I do go on piste the addition of two new piste bashers has made an incredible difference to the conditions. The runs are very short in comparison to Europe and some US resorts and the constant use of Pomas and T-bars can be tiring but the surface lifts are necessary due to the often windy conditions. This season even the weekends have been quiet and the lift queues have been almost non existant and I have been lucky enough to not have to stand in line once this season. All in all, a great place to ski if the weather plays ball but quite often the conditions are better than forecast and much beeter than they appear on their webcam.
February 10, 2013
Jimmy from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I have very mixed opinions about Glenshee and I think some of the negative points could be addressed fairly easily which would make it a more enjoyable place to ski. So here goes: On the plus side: there are a lot of runs over a wide variety of terrain, slightly less expensive than some of the areas (£29 for a full day) and there has been some investment over the past few years (cafe, baddoch chair, new piste bashers) This has improved the area and the grooming and snow farming seems to have improved. So well done on this front. The large area and geography also has its down sides. This seems to make it difficult to prepare the whole area or even mark hazards properly. In poor vis you can easily get lost due to the large number of snow fences that do not correspond with runs. Equally, snow drifting can cause problems with loads of snow on certain aspects and bare areas on corresponding runs on the other side. This makes it difficult to link areas after high winds. There is not a huge amount they can do on the last point. There is an annoying link between many runs (either flat or uphill) which must be annoying on a board or if you can't skate. A few of the staff are downright rude: being sworn at because somebody triggered the left sensor (not us!) is not what I pay money for! When the lifts break queues can be painfully long for what are often 1 minute runs. Being constructive, things Glenshee could do to improve the resort are : properly mark the actual runs with corresponding coloured poles at either side at regular intervals (the number of fences means it's hard to work out where some of the runs go). We followed a route signposted Gully Drop with a half hazard marked vertical 20ft drop; couldn't see the rest of it in poor light and nearly broke a leg! So mark hazards or the runs properly! At a more costly level, speed up some of the lifts (drag pomma at the bottom of Meall Odhar is so slow even for beginners and T-bars are so slow). If you are investing in infrastructure try and get a better link in some areas. So, on balance, a great place when conditions are good and it's quiet but some really annoying things which could be addressed to make me ski there more often.
February 05, 2013
Fraser from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Having skied at Glenshee for nearly 40 years, I am still in love with the place. Last Saturday 2/2/13 was another day of awesome skiing and amazing Artic scenery. Of course, the runs are short compared to the Alps and the queues can seem long at times but when you can jump in the car and be there in an hour or two you can not beat it. Nowadays, the web weather and snow reports are so accurate you know exactly what you are in for. On a good day Glenshee really has it all, plenty of varied runs with interest and challenge for skiers of any ability. Generally, staff are very friendly and helpful, though this week we had to make our first complaint after being welcomed with a torrent of abuse by a fowl mouthed parking attendant as a result of a minor confusion due to conflicting directions from him and his colleague as to where we should park. Management were very responsive and hopefully the gentleman in question will receive some instruction in customer care, so he does not undermine the great work of the rest of the team.
February 29, 2012
C Martindale from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Skied at Glenshee many times over the course of 15yrs. On the whole it is an excellent ski centre catering well for all ability levels as it is the biggest in the UK by far. When fully open there are 2 fantastic blacks, loads of reds (which are more snowsure) and a tonne of great beginner to intermediate terrain. There is also a fantastic ski school. Now if you are used to European or American ski areas then Glenshee is not as big or as fancy/high tech. You have to understand that it is run by snowsports enthusiasts who reinvest just about all the profit the centre makes. So don't expect the same quality. That said, all the staff are as friendly as can be and Glenshee is arguably the best value for money in the UK. Following 2 bumper seasons they have invested over £1/2m in their grooming equipment alone and the results speak for themselves. (Though grooming in thaw and/or very windy conditions is not done often as it will do more damage to the snow pack). A new chairlift has also been added in 2012 to make it easier to access more snow sure slopes. Other lifts have received complete overhauls to make sure they run reliably & safely for years to come. And lots of snow fencing has been replaced over the last two years which really improves how well runs hold their snow. And a few other bits and pieces behind the scenes. All adding up to a huge investment. Glenshee has the facilities to make snow on some specific runs. Note that this can only be done when there is little wind and low temps. It is not uncommon for some runs to be mainly consisting of man made snow at Glenshee. If you hit it on a good day, then you will be amazed at how good it can be and have a fantastic day out in the lovely Scottish hills. Hit it on a bad day, and you probably wont, so be prepared and keep an eye on the weather forecast. You have to understand that the ever changing Scottish weather (and the UK government) makes these guys jobs very difficult but they will put on the best show they can. Remember they are not after your money for personal gain, they are after it so they can keep Glenshee running for us all to enjoy in many years to come. So even if you don't have a perfect day, you should see it as a contribution to make your next visit more enjoyable. The same goes for other ski centres. PS. When reviewing please take into account that the weather is beyond anyone's control.
February 12, 2012
heather-hopper from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Had first shot of the new chairlift (the Baddoch). Great to be able to board straight onto the upper slopes from the carpark during this freeze/thaw cycle. New fencing and sign work makes it look like a business on the up. As always the staff were friendly and helpful apart from Guinness the mutt, he's due me a bacon roll :)
December 27, 2011
Phil Dalon from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just spent 2 days 17/18 Dec there. It was brill. Good snow, good weather, clear blue sky, not too busy and well priced. It does not get much better. This was my 1st visit, we normally ski in Italy. Went with our motorhome which you can park for free at the bottom of the lists (just park in the corner out of the way) and leave when everyone else has gone.
February 28, 2011
Mike from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
I usually go to Cairngorm but tried here yesterday - loved it! Loads of runs and more to the point, loads of lifts, mostly poma which suits me. Some fabulous blue and red runs, lots of parking, 3 cafes so you're never far from food and toilets. Also really beautiful views. Down sides? Contrary to many reports, I found the lift staff unhelpful and more to the point, borderline unfriendly. Oh well.
February 26, 2011
Sherrie from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just spent 5 days skiing at Glenshee. A bit nervous (only skied once before) but the instructor (Jamie) from Cairdsports was fantastic and soon built up our confidence. Was soon skiing all of the green runs. A little foggy at times, but good fun. Definitely going back...
January 12, 2011
kate salmond from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Lots of fun lately at Glenshee. Not going abroad this year instead have rented a cottage near Glenshee for a week in february with the mad mitchells and englishman. Looking forward to lots of snow and lots of alcohol.
January 10, 2011
Duncan from Ski United Kingdom United Kingdom
Just returned from 3 days of great skiing and boarding in Glenshee. 1 day of 100 yards visibility then 2 days of bluebird skiing. Very friendly, very quiet and no queues. Novice snowboarding son offered friendly tips by passers by.... I am definitely going back this season.