Glenshee Ski Centre

Glenshee Ski Centre is the largest ski resort in Scotland and is sometimes referred to as the Scottish three glens.[1][2][3] It is located in Aberdeenshire and to the north of Spittal of Glenshee, on the A93 road between Blairgowrie and Braemar in the southern Highlands of Scotland.[3] With 22 lifts, 36 runs and limited snowmaking capabilities, it is Britain's largest snowsports resort.[4]

Glenshee Ski Centre
Coire Fionn and Glas Maol Poma, Glenshee Ski Centre, Scotland
Location	Aberdeenshire
Coordinates	56°53′N 3°25′W
Vertical	1,500 ft (460 m)
Top elevation	3,504 ft (1,070 m)
Base elevation	2,132 ft (650 m)
Skiable area	2,000 acres (8.1 km2)
Runs	36 : 22% easiest : 36% more difficult  : 36% difficult : 6% most difficult
Longest run	1.2 miles (1.9 km) Glas Maol
Lift system	22
Lift capacity	15,460 per hour
Snowmaking	yes
Night skiing	no
Website	www.ski-glenshee.co.uk/index.php

The ski area is just north of the Cairnwell Pass at the head of Glen Shee on either side of the A93 road. The western sector is a bowl encompassing The Cairnwell (933 m, 3,061 ft) and Càrn Aosda (917 m, 3,009 ft) mountains. The eastern side extends via Sunnyside onto two further mountains, Meall Odhar (922 m, 3,025 ft) and Glas Maol (1,068 m, 3,504 ft). Most of the area is served by a panoramic webcam.[5] The main ski centre buildings are at an elevation of 650 metres (2,130 ft).[3] The resort's longest single run is Glas Maol which is considered to be the best skiing run in Scotland,[6] and the centre's investment in the extensive snow-making facilities allows it to remain open for longer than the other centres.[7]

The resort covers 790 hectares (2,000 acres) and has 40 kilometres (25 mi) of pisted runs graded as 8 Greens, 13 Blues, 13 Reds and 2 Blacks. There are three chairlifts, three T-bar lifts, and the remaining sixteen are button lifts, mostly of the Poma type.[7] Planning permission was granted in June 2010 for a chairlift from the ski centre carpark area to the Cairnwell Cafe,[8] this lift was commissioned in January 2012 and named the Baddoch chair, and the resort also replaced the Cairnwell Chairlift with a modern 3-seat Poma Chair. There are also plans for a modern 4-seat chairlift to replace the Cairnwell T-bar.[9]