Aviemore Ski Resort

Aviemore is one of Scotland’s most popular year-round tourist destinations, with a list of things-to-do in the area so long that it can rival the choice of activities at resorts like Aspen or St Moritz. The ski slopes are about 10 miles (16km) from the village on Cairngorm.

Along with dozens of things to do in and around Aviemore itself, such as steam train rides and clay pigeon shooting, there are many well-known attractions within an hour's scenic drive, including Loch Ness, Culloden Battle Field - site of the last battle on British soil - the Queen's summer residence of Balmoral and a number of famous whisky distilleries.

People have been skiing in the area for more than a century, but the first ski lifts were built in the early 1960s and for two decades Cairngorm was the place to ski for celebrities as well as generations of British skiers who all learned their first turns here.