Scotland's ski resorts experiencing best season in six years
All mountain centers able to open fully for snowsports
Avalanche risk increased with heavy snowfall
Three times more avalanches recorded than previous season
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Scotland's mountain snowsports centers have reported their best winter season in six years as favorable snow conditions and calm weather have allowed all resorts to operate fully, with Glenshee open since December, Glencoe experiencing its best season since the Covid pandemic, and Cairngorm Mountain describing it as a 'great year' so far. Glenshee, near Braemar, has enjoyed fantastic conditions over the past three weeks, welcoming up to 2,500 visitors on its busiest day, while Glencoe celebrated a significant milestone on Friday—70 years since the first ski tow operated in Scotland. Cairngorm Mountain, near Aviemore, has accommodated 23,000 skiers since opening on November 21, with 68 days of snowsports available and some surface lifts operating for the first time in several years. Despite this success, heavy snow and high winds have increased avalanche risks on Scotland's highest mountains, with the Scottish Avalanche Information Service recording nearly 150 avalanches this season—three times the number from the entire previous season and almost 100 in the last month alone.
Scotland is the most mountainous country in the United Kingdom. Scotland's mountain ranges can be divided in a roughly north to south direction into: the Scottish Highlands, the Central Belt and the Southern Uplands, the latter two primarily belonging to the Scottish Lowlands. The highlands eponymou...
Glen Shee (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Sith) is a glen in eastern Perthshire, Scotland. Shee Water flows through the glen. The head of the glen, where Gleann Taitneach and Glen Lochsie meet, is approximately 2 km north-west of the Spittal of Glenshee; it then runs south-east to Bridge of Cally where i...
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Bumper ski season but also avalanches in Scotland's snowy hills Just now Share Save Steven McKenzie BBC Highlands and Islands reporter Share Save Scotland's mountain snowsports centres say they have been enjoying their best winter in six years. Glenshee has been open since the end of December and the resort said conditions in the last three weeks had been "fantastic". Glencoe Mountain said it was proving to be the best season since the Covid pandemic hit in March 2020, while Cairngorm Mountain described it as a "great year" so far. Away from the slopes, heavy snow and high winds have increased the avalanche risk on some of Scotland's highest mountains. The Scottish Avalanche Information Service has already recorded three times the number of avalanches it noted for the whole of last season, with almost 100 of them in the last month. Aberdeen finally sees sunshine after 21 days of gloom We've battled through Scotland's snow every single day of 2026 Scotland's mountain snowsports resorts have endured some difficult seasons, including those in 2016-17 and 2018-19 . Nevis Range had to delay the start to its 2024-25 winter season until the arrival of more snow. This winter, snow and several days of calm weather have allowed all Scotland's mountain centres to open for snowsports, though high winds have caused some disruption - and milder weather has been forecast for the weekend. Glencoe Mountain boss Andy Meldrum said the site had more than 1,000 skiers and about 600 sledgers on Tuesday. He said: "Best season since Covid. We have been open for skiing now since early January. "Almost all runs and uplift on the mountain are open." Friday is a significant day for the resort. It is 70 years since the first ski tow ran in Scotland, which was in the Main Basin at Glencoe. David Farquharson, managing director at Glenshee, near Braemar, said conditions had been "fantastic" from about three weeks ago. He said it had come just at the right time for schools' February half term break...
