Glenshee Ski Resort

Glenshee is one of Scotland's most established and largest ski resorts and is often referred to as the "Scottish Three Valleys" after the world's largest lift-linked ski area around Courchevel and Méribel in France.

However, Glenshee is a rather more modest affair, albeit with an equally loyal fan base that crams the resort's car park and spreads out over the slopes when conditions are good. But the area has sadly suffered from a lack of investment for many years, due to the challenging economic realities of running a ski centre in Scotland's unpredictable winter climate.

The centre is the closest of Scotland's five ski areas to four of the country's six cities (Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Stirling). It has invested in the country's first high-pressure snowmaking system, so as long as it is cold, enough snow can be made in order to open.