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Glenshee Overview

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Glenshee

Glenshee Ski Centre, Scotland's 'Three Valleys' flanks each side of Britain's highest road pass and offers more lifts and marked piste kilometres then any other British ski centre. The Centre is close to Braemar where the annual 'Gathering' is staged, and the Queen's summer residence of Balmoral.
Host to the 2001 Scottish Snowboarding Championships, Glenshee has been the breeding ground for two British Champions.
Whether freeriding or freestyling or just beginning, the on-hill terrain on offer is as varied as it is expansive, ranging from the natural quarter pipes and man made features of Butchart's Coire to the wide open expanses at Coire Fionn and Glas Maol to the gentle slopes of Claybokie and the Cluny's. Scotland's secret treasure...if your first priority is snowboarding, then Glenshee is the place Snowboard UK Magazine, 1997.

Elevation

  • Summit
    1068 m
  • Vertical Drop
    418 m
  • Base
    650 m

Terrain

Beginner Runs

22%

Intermediate Runs

36%

Advanced Runs

36%

Expert Runs

6%

KM of Nordic Open

N/A

KM Pistes

40.00

Terrain Parks

1

KM Night Skiing

N/A

Lifts

  • Eight Person Lifts:
  • Gondolas & Trams: 0
  • High Speed Sixes: 0
  • Quad Chairs: 0
  • Triple Chairs: 0
  • Double Chairs: 1
  • Surface Lifts: 20

Common Misspellings

Glensheen, Glinchey

Important Dates

Projected Opening Ski Season: 16 Dec 2011

Projected Closing Ski Season: 22 Apr 2012

Projected Days Open: N/A

Days Open Last Year: N/A

Years Open: 2012

Glenshee Reviews

  • by paddy1977 4 Dec 2010
    • Overall Rating 4.0
    • Family Friendly 4.0
    • All Mtn. Terrain 5.0
    • Terrain Park 3.0
    • Nightlife 3.0

    It has the best downhill terrain!

    Pros: Nice big area, the best downhill terrain for playing around on.
    Cons: Ancient lifts, lack of resources.

     
  • by Sal Black 22 Dec 2008
    • Overall Rating 3.0
    • Family Friendly 4.0
    • All Mtn. Terrain 3.0
    • Terrain Park 1.0
    • Nightlife 2.0

    When it's good, it's really good.

    Pros: UK's biggest ski area, great atmosphere
    Cons: Rarely fully open, ancient lifts

     

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