Glenshee Ski Centre is an alpine snowsports area in the

Scottish Highlands The Highlands ( sco, the Hielands; gd, a’ Ghàidhealtachd , 'the place of the Gaels') is a historical region of Scotland. Culturally, the Highlands and the Lowlands diverged from the Late Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland S ...

. It is located above the Cairnwell Pass at the head of Glen Shee on either side of the

A93 road The A93 is a major road in Scotland and the highest public road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from Perth through Blairgowrie and Rattray, then through the Grampian Mountains by way of Glenshee, the Cairnwell Pass and Glen Clunie to Brae ...

between Blairgowrie and Braemar. Glenshee is Britain's largest alpine snowsports area and is referred to as the 'Scottish Three Glens'. in reference to

Les Trois Vallées Les Trois Vallées (; ''The Three Valleys'') is a ski region in the Tarentaise Valley in the Savoie department of Southeastern France, to the south of the town of Moûtiers, partly in Vanoise National Park. Since 1971, it has been possible to ...

. The ski area covers . 22 lifts provide access to of pistes. There are 3

chairlift An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. Th ...

s, 3

T-bar lift A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher-c ...

s and 16

button lift A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher- ...

s, mostly

Poma Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes referred to as the Poma Group, is a French company which manufactures cable-driven lift systems, including fixed and detachable chairlifts, gondola lifts, funiculars, aerial tramways, peop ...

s. A 4-seat chairlift is planned to replace the Cairnwell T-bar. The pistes are spread across four mountains. The western side of the ski area is a large bowl encompassing

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and

Càrn Aosda Càrn Aosda is a Scottish mountain situated 12.5 km south of the town of Braemar, in the county of Aberdeenshire. It stands near the summit of the Cairnwell Pass on the A93 road, in the midst of the Glenshee Ski Centre. Overview Càr ...

. The eastern side extends onto Meall Odhar and Glas Maol . There are 8

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pistes; 13 blue; 13 red and 2 black including the 'Tiger', one of the steepest pistes in Scotland. The longest single run, Glas Maol, is and is considered by some to be amongst the best pistes in Scotland. Extensive snow-making often allows the slopes to remain open in poor weather longer than other ski areas in Scotland. The ski area is served by panoramic webcams.

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External links

Official site

Snow report on Winterhighland
Ski areas and resorts in Scotland Tourist attractions in Aberdeenshire